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Objectives:
At
constitution;
Classify
constitutions;
Enumerate
Identify
Constitution Defined:
The
fundamental law of
the state which:
contains
the principles
on which government is
founded;
regulates
the division of
sovereign powers; and
directs
to what persons
each of these powers is
to be entrusted and the
manner of its exercise.
Constitution Defined:
A body
of rules and
maxims in accordance
with which the
powers of sovereignty
are habitually
exercised. (Cooley)
Constitution Defined:
The
fundamental
law of the state
from which all its
other laws
emanate.
as the supreme
or fundamental law.
Establishes
basic
framework and
underlying principles of
government
Classifications of
Constitutions:
As
to form
As to origin
As to ease of amending
Classifications of
Constitutions:
As to form
As to origin
As to ease
of
amending
Written
Conventional
or enacted
Rigid
Unwritten
Cumulative
or evolved
Flexible
Conventional or Enacted
As to Form
A.
Written
Manner of Amendment
A.
Rigid or Inelastic
> a document of special sanctity which
cannot be amended or altered except by
some special machinery more cumbrous
than the ordinary legislative process.
B. Flexible or Elastic
> this possesses no higher legal authority
than ordinary laws and which may be
altered in the same way as other laws.
Characteristics of a Good
Written Constitution:
Comprehensiveness
Conciseness
Clarity
Completeness
Constitution
of
Government
Constitution
Statute