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CONCEPT OF CONSTITUTION AND THE INTRODUCTORY ARTICLES
CONSTITUTION: * Latin word- CONSTITUO – fixed, established and settled. * Organic and fundamental law of a state. * Body of rules and principles in accordance with which the powers of sovereignty are regularly exercised. * Written instrument by which the fundamental powers of government are established, limited and defined and by which those powers are distributed among the several departments.
SUPREMACY AND PURPOSE OF CONSTITUTION: * Supreme law to which all other laws must conform and in accordance with which all private rights must be determined and all public authority administered. * Any law that violates the constitution is deemed NULL AND VOID. * Primary purposes: 1. To define the organization of the government. 2. To determine the distribution of government powers. 3. To establish certain principles governing the operation of the government. 4. To define the rights of the citizens. 5. To hold the state together as one body politic.
KINDS OR CLASSIFICATIONS OF CONSTITUTION: * According to their origin and history 1. Conventional or enacted- enacted by a constituent assembly. - Example: 1987 Philippine Constitution 2. Cumulative or evolved- product of growth through a long period of development - derived from customs, traditions, and judicial decisions.
- According to their form: 1. Written- put into writing at a definite period of time by a special body such as Constitutional Convention, Constituent Assembly and Constitutional Commission. - Examples: The 1935, 1973 and 1987 Philippine Constitution. 2. Unwritten- not written in one single instrument but in several documents, separately written by different bodes or agencies and at different periods of time.
- According to the manner of amending them: 1. Rigid or inelastic- cannot just be changed or amended by a designated body. -
CONSTITUTION: * Latin word- CONSTITUO – fixed, established and settled. * Organic and fundamental law of a state. * Body of rules and principles in accordance with which the powers of sovereignty are regularly exercised. * Written instrument by which the fundamental powers of government are established, limited and defined and by which those powers are distributed among the several departments.
SUPREMACY AND PURPOSE OF CONSTITUTION: * Supreme law to which all other laws must conform and in accordance with which all private rights must be determined and all public authority administered. * Any law that violates the constitution is deemed NULL AND VOID. * Primary purposes: 1. To define the organization of the government. 2. To determine the distribution of government powers. 3. To establish certain principles governing the operation of the government. 4. To define the rights of the citizens. 5. To hold the state together as one body politic.
KINDS OR CLASSIFICATIONS OF CONSTITUTION: * According to their origin and history 1. Conventional or enacted- enacted by a constituent assembly. - Example: 1987 Philippine Constitution 2. Cumulative or evolved- product of growth through a long period of development - derived from customs, traditions, and judicial decisions.
- According to their form: 1. Written- put into writing at a definite period of time by a special body such as Constitutional Convention, Constituent Assembly and Constitutional Commission. - Examples: The 1935, 1973 and 1987 Philippine Constitution. 2. Unwritten- not written in one single instrument but in several documents, separately written by different bodes or agencies and at different periods of time.
- According to the manner of amending them: 1. Rigid or inelastic- cannot just be changed or amended by a designated body. -