POL 120.0901 9/13/2014 Why the constitution is considered a “living document” The Constitution is a set of rules and regulations building up a document that provides explanations regarding the guiding principles of a country and which guarantees all citizens their rights (Amar 27). Many nations of the world have written and implemented their own constitutions. Nevertheless‚ a constitution is considered to be a living document for several reasons. Therefore‚ this paper focuses on a discussion
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The UK has an un-codified‚ unitary and flexible constitution. It is codified because our rules and laws are in diffuse and varied sources as oppose to one single authoritative document. It is unitary because a central government controls policy for the whole country on the constituencies and constituent’s behalf and it is flexible because the constitution can be easily changed/altered by passing or abolishing laws. Un-codified constitutions are un-authoritative‚ not entrenched so easy to change and
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Minorities and our constitution: Historical Approach and its present relevance: Though Indian society has been plural from ancient times‚ the minority problem faced as faced by the framers of the Constitution is widely believed to be the creation of the colonial regime. The plural Indian society has various groups – ethnic‚ religious and linguistic. They used to live harmoniously together with broad cultural unity. Even Islam co-existed with Hinduism. However‚ the British rule made a qualitative
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the Cape for a second time and of course the Cape Slave Trade Law. Besides the Dutch‚ the British also made a mark in the Cape. One of the most indelible things the British brought to the Cape was the Westminster model of the Constitution. The Westminster model of constitution was derived in Britain‚ with the second occupation of the British at the Cape in 1806‚ the Westminster model was transferred to South Africa. The model evolved over time by common law‚ statutes and case laws L. Maquthu Introduction
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6 major principles in Constitution Popular sovereignty- is the principle that the authority of the government is given by the people (we the people) popular sovereignty can also be described as the voice of the people. Federalism-is a political concept in which group members are bound together by a treaty with a leader. Federalism can also be described as a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionaly divided between a central government authority Separation of Powers-the
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Constitutions are codes of rules which aspire to regulate the allocation of functions‚ powers and duties among the carious agencies and officers of government‚ and define the relationships between these and the public (Finer 1979: 15). The German Constitution known as the Basic Law was adopted on 23 May‚ 1949 by the West German State and became the constitution of the entire Federal Republic of Germany with the 1990 reunification. Its French counterpart came into effect on October 4‚ 1958 leading
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Upon initial consideration‚ one would presume that the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Jamaica would not be similar at all. After all‚ the United States Constitution was ratified in 1787‚ whereas the Jamaican Constitution was not ratified until 1962‚ the year Jamaica gained its independence. At first glance‚ Jamaica’s constitution appears to be most similar to that of England‚ because they both establish a parliament and share the same chief of state (Queen Elizabeth II). These
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Charles Beard’s suggested that the Constitution was a document that was only created to protect the framer’s wealth. Beard believed that the reason why the rich framers wanted to protect against majority rule was to prevent the majority to overthrow the rich. Beard did manage to fit most of the framers under “rich” categories such as lawyers‚ landowners‚ and merchants. But‚ he failed to realize that the framers limited majority rule to protect the rights of minorities‚ also. The framers attempted
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Comparison of US Constitution to Iraq Constitution A constitution can be defined as a laid down rules for the government which are time and again codified as a form of written manuscript that spells out and confines the functions and ability to exercise force of a political party (power). In the case of countries and sovereign regions of federal states the phrase refers exclusively to a constitution defining the core principles of politics‚ and instituting the configuration‚ procedures‚ powers and
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powers under the constitution of Pakistan 1973 Introduction In the Parliamentary system Prime Minister is the head of the government and the whole system of the state revolves round him. He is the leader of majority party in the parliament and he is the source of power. He is more power full than the president. Relevant provisions Article 46‚91‚95 of the constitution of Pakistan 1973. The office of the Prime Minister according to the constitution of 1973
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