Codified constitution Flashcards
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Codified constitution
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A codified constitution is one derived from a single source
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Protection against an elective dictatorship and arbitrary government
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One feature of a codified constitution is that it is judiciable, meaning that the courts have a legal standard in which they can declare a law making body as ‘unconstitutional’
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Example
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The US president Franklin D. Roosevelt had a success of 63% in the supreme court, more recently Donald Trump had a success rate of 47%. Whilst, in the UK the supreme court does not have the power to strike down laws made by Parliament.
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