A report on Constitution
Aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
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Constitution of the United States
11 linksSupreme law of the United States of America.
Supreme law of the United States of America.
It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution.
Separation of powers
12 linksSeparation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches.
Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches.
Constitutions with a high degree of separation of powers are found worldwide.
Democracy
10 linksForm of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choose governing officials to do so ("representative democracy").
Form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choose governing officials to do so ("representative democracy").
In the common variant of liberal democracy, the powers of the majority are exercised within the framework of a representative democracy, but the constitution limits the majority and protects the minority—usually through the enjoyment by all of certain individual rights, e.g. freedom of speech or freedom of association.
Government
6 linksSystem or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
System or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy.
Constitutional monarchy
7 linksForm of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in deciding.
Form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in deciding.
Constitutional monarchy may refer to a system in which the monarch acts as a non-party political head of state under the constitution, whether written or unwritten.
Law
6 linksSet of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.
Set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.
The creation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein.
State (polity)
4 linksCentralized political organization that imposes and enforces rules over a population within a territory.
Centralized political organization that imposes and enforces rules over a population within a territory.
A federated state is a territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federation.
Judicial review
3 linksProcess under which executive, legislative and administrative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.
Process under which executive, legislative and administrative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.
A court with authority for judicial review, may invalidate laws, acts and governmental actions that are incompatible with a higher authority: an executive decision may be invalidated for being unlawful or a statute may be invalidated for violating the terms of a constitution.
Entrenched clause
6 linksAn entrenched clause or entrenchment clause of a basic law or constitution is a provision that makes certain amendments either more difficult or impossible to pass, making such amendments invalid.
Fundamental rights
1 linksFundamental rights are a group of rights that have been recognized by a high degree of protection from encroachment.
Fundamental rights are a group of rights that have been recognized by a high degree of protection from encroachment.
These rights are specifically identified in a constitution, or have been found under due process of law.