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Derived termsRelated termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A constitution is a set of rules for government—often codified as a written document—that enumerates and limits the powers and functions of a political entity. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is. In the case of countries and autonomous regions of federal countries the term refers specifically to a constitution defining the fundamental political principles, and establishing the structure, procedures, powers and duties, of a government. By limiting the government's own reach, most constitutions guarantee certain rights to the people. The term constitution can be applied to any overall system of law that defines the functioning of a government, including several uncodified historical constitutions that existed before the development of modern codified constitutions. Constitutions concern different levels of political organization. They exist at national (e.g., codified Constitution of Canada, uncodified Constitution of the United Kingdom), regional (e.g., the Massachusetts Constitution), and sometimes lower levels. They also define many political and other groups, such as political parties, pressure groups, and trade unions. A supranational constitution is possible (e.g., proposed European Union constitution). The traditional absolute sovereignty of modern nations assumed in a constitution is often limited by binding international treaties such as the American Convention on Human Rights which binds the 24 American countries that have ratified it, and the European Convention on Human Rights which binds the 47 member countries of the Council of Europe. Non-political entities such as corporations and voluntary associations, whether incorporated or not, often have what is effectively a constitution, often called memorandum and articles of association (U.S. incorporation). The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world, containing 448 articles, 12 schedules and 94 amendments, with 117,369 words in its English language version. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Is it absurd to literally apply the Constitution to situations the founding fathers could not have envisioned? Q. Many people like to say they are for strict interpretation of the Constitution. Fine. However, there are many problems, issues, and situations that aren't directly dealt with by the Constitution and/or were in fact totally inconceivable to the founding fathers. For example, the internet. While it certainly affects interstate commerce and thus the Constitution would say that Congress has the power to regulate it, is that really what the founding fathers intended? How could we possibly know what they would have wanted or if they would have written the Constitution the same way if they had taken that into account? Why should we assume the wisdom of a document at face value in any situation when the realities it is applied to could not… [cont.] Asked by Big Beautiful Man - Mon Aug 10 22:41:12 2009 - - 21 Answers - 0 Comments A. "Why should we assume the wisdom of a document at face value in any situation when the realities it is applied to could not have been predicted by its makers? It's not a question of the wisdom of the document. Interpretation is part of law. You can't have a constitution without interpreting it. The idea is common law: Common law refers to law developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals (called case law), rather than through legislative statutes or executive action, and to corresponding legal systems that rely on precedential case law. -Wikipedia The Founders understood it well. It is what gives the judicial branch its power. A constitutional scholar chimes in: "The constitution does not give the government the power to… [cont.] Answered by David H - Mon Aug 10 22:52:53 2009 How is a constitution differ from an ordinary law? Q. Also, what is the essential parts of a typical constitution? Thanks. Thanks for your answers. :D By the way, I'm from Philippines. Asked by rusoman - Sun Feb 15 02:53:36 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. a constitution is usually a set of laws, premade. set in stone and are more general, like our U.S. Constitution and they are what new laws have to abide by to be legal. ordinary law is made up later and stuff. typical constitution. broadly covers most if not every possible situation Answered by chris k - Sun Feb 15 03:00:17 2009 How far did the constitution solve the problems with the articles of confederation?
Q. By analyzing the main problems of the Articles of Confederation how did the Constitution solve them? Asked by Kybo - Thu Oct 29 20:21:19 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Very basically, the Constitution gave us a stronger central (federal) government. Under the Articles of Confederation, the states had power, their own currency and tax rates. They could not agree on federal issues, for example how much each state should contribute to pay the war debt. They also all had different currency. Under the Constitution, the power shifted from the states to the federal government, which collected and dispersed taxes due for war debts as well as other needs. There was a unified currency system. These were important changes, among others. For an item by item comparison, refer to: The following is also a good site I have viewed before, but was down at the time I tried to access it: home.earthlink.net/~gfeld meth/ch [cont.] Answered by Revsoldier - Thu Oct 29 22:08:33 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "constitution"
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