Identify and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of written and unwritten types of constitutions. A constitution is a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or organization is governed‚ especially when embodying the rights of subjects. A constitution sets out how all the elements of Government are organized and how power is carved up among different political units. It contains rules about what power is wielded‚ who wields it and over whom it is
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Why did the framers of the united states constitution ultimately decided to give more power to the federal government rather than the state governments. There are many problems with the articles of confederation‚ including the weaknesses and the lack of support it gave us.The topics i will be discussing are‚ focus on the federal government ‚ the focus on the state government and finally what does the constitution say about the federal and the states. So again There are many weaknesses and
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of an Unwritten Constitution in the UK The UK has an unwritten constitution unlike the U.S.A. Instead Britain’s laws‚ policies and codes are developed through statutes‚ common law‚ convention and more recently E.U law. It is misleading to call the British constitution unwritten; a more precise form of classification would be un-codified. This means that the British constitution has no single document‚ which states principles and rules of a state. However‚ The
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Deniz Elaine Osman Feb. 2‚ 2018 America’s Written Constitution Re-Righting the Constitution: The Judiciary Advantage A judiciary that drives ahead of the legislature is unconstitutional and undemocratic in nature‚ whereas a judiciary that drives behind the legislature rests on a more democratic foundation provided that the legislature is mindful of popular sovereignty. As the judiciary contains members who are appointed and unelected‚ it is the branch most removed from the principles of popular
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America’s first constitution lacked many crucial ideas that would later shape America into the country it is today. The biggest obstacle that the American people faced was the fear that they would create another out-of-touch‚ national government. Many individuals believed that the power of the American government should be based from the state governments and that all states should have an equal say. The lack of national government in America’s first constitution led to several limitations such as
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‘The advantages of a codified constitution now outweigh its disadvantages.’ Discuss (40) A codified constitution is a single document that sets out the laws‚ rules and principles on a how a state is to be governed‚ and the rights of the citizens; these are collected in one authoritative document. Its adversary is an uncodified constitution‚ where rules‚ laws and principles are not in one authoritative document‚ but are found in a variety of sources which may be written or unwritten. I will explore
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The advantages of a codified constitution now outweigh the disadvantages The evidence suggests that the advantages of a codified constitution do not now outweigh the disadvantages. In codified constitutions‚ laws are entrenched which makes it harder for them to evolve and adapt to modern requirements because it takes a long time for a response due to the required procedures‚ which might involve gaining two-thirds majority in the legislature or approval by referendum. As a result‚ one can argue
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“Explain advantages and disadvantages of the process of amending the constitution” {15 marks} There process of amending the US constitution is a long process with lots of checks and balances created by the founding fathers; this was to limit radical and frequent amendments. The first part of the process is proposing an amendment this can be done in two ways‚ firstly by having two-thirds of both houses of the United States Congress agree to the proposal‚ or by a national convention assembled at the
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The League of Nations had a written constitution that served as a set of rights and agreements that all the people had to honor. The Iroquois had a written constitution so there would be no dispute between what was acceptable and what was considered against the law. In this case‚ the law was the aspects of the written constitution that‚ if followed‚ ensures safety and cooperation between citizens. Likewise‚ the United States Constitution serves as “The Law of the Land” and everyone
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Prep Activity for Public Law Workshop 1 ‘The absence of a written constitution … enables constitutional change to be brought about within the United Kingdom with the minimum of constitutional formality’ (Hilaire Barnett‚ Constitutional and Administrative Law 2011) Intro Whilst not completely‚ I largely agree with the statement posed in the question. Define Constitution Ultimately‚ the UK has an uncodified Constitution‚ derived from a number of sources‚ but revolves around the principle of
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