Introduction “A constitution is a thing antecedent to a government and a government is only the creature of a constitution.A government without a constitution‚ is power without a right”. A written constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. An important theme in the literature is that the UK lacks a codified. A distinction is drawn between a constitution as the rules determining political conduct‚ which the
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UK constitution COMMON LAW Laws not passed by parliament (traditional laws) - Monarchy - 2012 Changed that it does not have to be the eldest son that takes the crown but eldest child regardless - Sovereignty - Royal Prerogative: the formal powers of the crown. - Traditional Rights and Freedoms: everything is permitted if it is not prohibited. STATUE OF LAW Laws passed by parliament that affect the political system • Made by Parliament. • Primary Legislation/Acts of Parliament.
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INTRODUCTION It is the systematic study of the state & government The word political came from the Greek word “polis” meaning city equivalent to a sovereign state It is the basic knowledge & understanding of the state & the principles & ideas which underlie its organization & activities It is primarily concerned with the association of human beings in a body politic or a political community Fields of political science: 1. Political Theory 2. Public Law 3. Government 4. Comparative
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CONSTITUTION OF INDIA The Constitution of India‚ according to Ivor Jennings‚ is “The longest and the most detailed in the world.” Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles‚ establishing the structure‚ procedures‚ powers and duties of the government. It spells out fundamental rights‚ directive principles and duties of citizens. The constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly. The drafting
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What is a constitution and why would a country have one? Coakley and Gallagher (2010:72) state that “Constitutions are important in liberal democracies. They lay down the ground rules about how political power is attained and how it can be exercised‚ about what governments can and cannot do‚ and they also set out rights of the citizens”. The Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann) came into effect on 29th of December 1937. It was drafted by Éamon de Valera and Micheál Ó Gríobhtha. The document
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The Quest for Superiority: Constitution‚ Law and Ethics. Many a times we are confronted with the issue of the superiority the constitution and ethics. This raises hot debates among participants in the academic field. What is the benchmark for determining ethics? ‚ Is ethics the same as moral? ‚ What is in the constitution that makes is stand tall among other laws in the country? This piece seeks to answer some of the issues raised above. The law and constitution in this piece will be used interchangeably
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two hundred years has been the founding of the United States Constitution. Not only does the constitution deal with the distribution of government powers‚ but it proclaims the freedom of all individuals‚ abolishing slavery. Although freedom is technically set to the slaves by the constitution‚ but it did not fully fulfilled the description of "liberty" for the slaves. In this essay‚ I will begin by demonstrating how the US Constitution not only did not fully provide the freedom of the slaves‚ but
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questions while you . are writing. 20 Make a conclusion giving answers to your hypothesis. Essay Name: Ileana Sandoval Garza Student Number: 1598966 Teacher’s Name: Monica Gzz. Moreno Chapter: The United States Constitution Date: March 28th 2014 Bibliography: http://www.usconstitution.net/const.pdf http://constitutionus.com/ http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/commerce_clause 1.
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As Pryor mentioned‚ a Constitution “is a written document setting out a system of founding principles according to which a nation is constituted and governed‚ and‚ most particularly‚ by which is sovereign power is located” (Pryor‚ 2008‚ pp. 4). Therefore‚ constitutions limit the governments’ powers‚ protect people’s rights‚ and infer the legitimacy of the state. The constitution of Great Britain hasn’t been brought together into a single document like other commonwealth countries such as France –
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Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act‚ 2010 President’s Assent Received: April 19‚ 2010 A Bill further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the purposes hereinafter appearing; AND WHEREAS the people of Pakistan have relentlessly struggled for democracy and for attaining the ideals of a Federal‚ Islamic‚ democratic‚ parliamentary and modern progressive welfare State‚ wherein
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