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Philippine Constitution
and
Government
What is Constitution?
- refers to the body of rules and principles
in accordance with which the powers of
sovereignty are regularly exercised
Kinds of Constitution
1. As to their origin and history
Conventional or enacted One which is enacted by a constituent
assembly or granted by a monarch to his subjects like the
Constitution of Japan in 1889.
Cumulative or evolved the product of growth or a long period if
development originating in customs, traditions, judicial decisions
rather than deliberate and formal enactment.
2. As to their form:
Written one which has been given a definite written form at a
particular time, usually by a specifically constituted authority
called a constitutional convention;
Unwritten entirely the product of political evolution, consisting
largely of a mass of customs, usages and judicial decisions
together with a smaller body of statutory enactments of a
fundamental character, usually bearing different dates.
the
Requisites of
constitution:
1. Brief
2. Broad
3. Definite
4. Contents
good
written
Constitution
Statute
Legislation
direct Legislation from
from the people
peoples
representatives
the
Statute
is
intended
primarily
to
meet
existing
conditions
only;
Supreme
or Statutes must conform
fundamental law of to the constitution.
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