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 that countries with codified constitutions struggle to find a resolution to their dogmatic laws. For example‚ the USA are still unable to introduce stricter gun laws because it opposes the constitutional right for citizens
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ARTICLE V INSTITUTIONS OF DEMOCRACY: 1. SUFFRAGE is the right & obligation of citizens to vote in the election of officers for public office & in the determination of questions of public policy. 2. REFERENDUM- proposed legislations are submitted to the people for their approval or rejection. 3. PLEBISCITE- certain changes or amendments are referred to the people for ratification. 4. INITIATIVE- process wherein the people directly enacts laws. 5. RECALL- Process of removing
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• Civil Service Commission FUNCTIONS: The Civil Service Commission has the ff. powers and functions: 1. Administer and enforce the constitutional and statutory provisions on the merit system. 2. Prescribe‚ amend‚ and enforce suitable rules and regulations for carrying into effect the provisions of the Decree. 3. Promulgate policies‚ standards‚ and guidelines for the Civil Service adopt plans and programs to promote economical ‚ efficient‚ and effective personnel
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The Constitution is made to be a flexible document that changes as the culture changes. But‚ making permanent changes to the Constitution‚ in the form of Amendments‚ has only happened 27 times. What is it about the Amendment process that makes permanent changes to the Constitution so difficult? Is there any one issue that you feel should be added to the Constitution? Or‚ is there any issue you feel should be removed because it is no longer relevant? Explain your answer. You may want to look in
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The commission on elections Section 1 1. There shall be a commission on elections composed of a chairman and six commissioners who shall be natural – born citizens of the Philippines and‚ at the time of their appointment‚ at least thirty- five years of age‚ holders of a college degree‚ and must not have been candidates for any elective position in the immediately preceding elections. However‚ a majority thereof‚ including the chairman‚ shall be member of the Philippine bar who have been engaged
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Constitutional reform is defined as an adjustment to the constitution of a country. In the UK‚ it only possible to pass a constitutional reform when a referendum has taken place on the Since 1997‚ many constitutional reforms have taken place. For example‚ the Human Rights Act that was passed in 1998‚ but came into effect in October 2000. The HRA incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into UK law. There are arguments that propose that the HRA of 1998 was inadequate in that it
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Kenya Review Commission (CKRC) had collected and collated views‚ leading to the first constitutional conference‚ the Bomas conference‚ and a draft constitution. Parliament amended the draft constitution‚ but it was rejected during Kenya’s first referendum in November 2005. But a constitutional amendment followed the political deadlock over the outcome of the 2007 presidential elections. The power-sharing deal brokered by the Panel of Eminent Persons led to the creation of the Office of the Prime
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2. Study Source C and D. Explain how the 1962 general elections and the 1964 Constitutional Changes influenced the results of the 1967 general elections. (15) To get the 15 marks you must provide a detailed description; give four or more factors with a good explanation and provide a logical conclusion. Use the notes below from various sources and other information you found on your own to assist you in creating the answer for question 2. You are to synthesize the information below to create a
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Political Impasse over the Caretaker Government in Bangladesh [pic] Neha Mehta (Research Assistant‚ VIF) The Caretaker Government that was a unique feature of Bangladesh’s democracy was in place over the years to oversee elections in a country that has a history of military coups‚ political assassinations and electoral fraud. Historically‚ democracy has struggled in Bangladesh with an unstable political environment that has two main political parties at loggerheads at all times with periods of
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Implications of constitutional 73rd & 74 Amendment : The 73rd & 74thConstitutional Amendment 16 has been made to many weakness.It has certainfeatures which arebinding on the state legislature where they can go to discretion : 1.ConstitutionalStatus to Panchayati Raj Institutions. II. Reservation of Seats for Weaker Section of Society. III. Direct Election of Panchayati Raj‚ every five years at all levels. IV.Finance Commission to be set up by State Government to
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