1 What is a Constitution? 2 Explain the difference between a Codified and an Uncodified Constitution 3 State the Advantages of an Uncodified Constitution 1.)A constitution is what sets the guidelines for a country. It lays out who has power‚ what peoples rights are‚ and generally what sort of system the country will be run under. The basic concept of the modern constitution which is used today was originally based on the idea of John Locke that the country should be governed under rules and guidelines
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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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The preamble of the Constitution states‚ “We the people of the United States‚ in order to form a more perfect union‚ establish justice‚ insure domestic tranquility‚ provide for the common defence‚ promote the general welfare‚ and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity‚ do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” This perfectly describes what the founding fathers envisioned when thinking about what the American government’s role in the people’s
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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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Influences on the Constitution The Constitution was adopted on September 17‚ 1787‚ by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ and ratified by conventions in eleven States. It went into effect on March 4‚ 1789. The historical influences behind the constitution included Aristotle‚ the Magna Carta‚ the writings of John Locke‚ and the English Bill of Rights from 1689. The Magna Carta was written in 1215. It was the first document to challenge the authority of the king‚
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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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Ratifying the Constitution Many debated over the ratification of the U.S. constitution. Some of the individuals that agreed with the ratification of the Constitution were well taught philosophical people like Washington. There were also others who disagreed with the ratification of the U.S Constitution because they thought differ to what the Constitution has to offer to them. This essay will further explain the concepts of the disagreement between those who wanted to ratify the Constitution and those
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The Constitution of the United States has been around for quite a long time now. When it was first written there were significantly different views on matters than there are today. Morals‚ ideals‚ and ways of life were completely different. People believed that owning slaves was acceptable‚ they even believed it was a right. A prime example of the constitution being outdated is the age limit put on governmental jobs. In order to run for president you have to be the minimum age of thirty-five. In
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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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