Sociological Understanding Discussion 2022

Running head: SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING
SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING
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SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING
How would a structuralist, a critical sociologist, and a symbolic interactionist
understand the role of government and politics in Canada?
Structuralist understanding:
Canada is an independent State, in 1867 the British North America Act (BNA Act) and
the Constitution of the Canada united the British Colonies that is the Province of Canada,
including the Upper Canada (Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec), Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick. Canada has been a very peaceful state. The whole country is in form of a federation,
which means that the powers of the government of Canada is divided and conglomerated into
one. The division is based on two types central and the provinces. The central fall under the
federal divisions and the 10 provinces are – British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba,
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfounland and
Labrador. (Ritzer & Stepnisky 2017).
In the constitution the powers of the federal government and the ten provinces are
included. There are three territories that fall under the country, they are- Yukon, Northwest
Territories and Nunavut. All these territories are controlled and governed by the federal
government. The jurisdictions also gets applied by them. The territories does not fall under the
BNA Act. It is by far known that Elizabeth II is Canada’s head of the state. In past the Canadian
Constitution was controlled and composed by the British Sovereign. But that has been changed
later and the Constitution has reformed its previous version of constitution, and it took up
materials to amend its constitution, following an agreement between the federal government and
the ten provinces. (Malcolmson, Myers, Baier & Bateman 2016).

SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING
Canada’s system of government is inspired from the British Parliamentary System which
is very ‘strongly embedded into the constitution. The Parliament of Canada includes two houses
that are:
1. The House of Commons (that is the Lower House) comprising of 308 elected members.
2. The Senate (Upper House) including 105 members appointed by the Prime Minister and
representing all he regions of the country.
Critical Sociological Overview:
The country of Canada falls under the two types of Powers- the Legislative and the
Executive power. These two type of Powers are considerate in running the Country. The power
revolves round these two modes and tree are several rules and regulation which they have to
abide by for governing the country. Canada is a parliamentary democratic country, but the head
of the Constitution is the Queen Elizabeth II. Bills are passed leading the process of discussions,
debates, and finally studying them fully in committees, then proposing amendments and judging
them to pass or fail them. The government usually, introduce their bills but the opposition
members of the party can also propose or introduce a new bill on their behalf. (Idemudia &
Kwakyewah, 2018).
The opposition party can only be recognized by analyzing the second most number of
seats. The head of that party becomes the leader of the Opposition. The basic Criteria for the
qualification of the party as to be an official party status the party must win 12 seats. The
problem arises if the number of the parties increase. Then the allotment or the measure becomes
viable and becomes to be revised. (Dodek, 2016).