Constitutions

Question 1

British Constitution

Answer 1

Type: Uncodifed and Unitary
Amendments: Requires 2/3 majorities i both Houses of Parliament or a majority in a Referendum
Accessibility: Written and unwritten documents and difficult to get access to them.
People unsure if Boris broke law in 2019 when he tried to porogue Parliament to get his Brexit deal through until Supreme Court eventually decided it was unlawful

Term Limits: U.K. PMs don’t have a term limit. BAD DUE TO potiential election rigging which some argue VOTER IDS FAVOURIJG TORIES (Conservatives currently trying to pass in 2022 forcing voters to have photo ids at polling stations which many believe will decrease the number of voters for the opposition as many believe Labour voters are less likely to have suitable ID as voter fraud is very rare but Boris believes this will help protect democracy)
Constitution Length: Unknown
Can appoint peers to House of Lords which is the upper chamber
Can appoint Supreme Court Justice Rose 2021

Question 2

Experts

Answer 2

expert H. McD. Cloike backs up my argument by saying (when talking about the Canadian Constitution) “An alternation in the formal procedure of giving effect to constitutional amendments, I.e. an amendment of the amending process, appears to require unanimous approval of the provinces”

David Allen Green

“And, until effective checks and balances are returned to the British constitution, the standard of policymaking will deteriorate”

Nigel Morris

“ It could help citizens clarify their rights and protect themselves against the state” Why U.K. needs written (codified constitution)

Question 3

South African Constitution

Answer 3

Type: Codified and more unitary
Flexibility: Two Thirds of National Assembly  to vote in favour (lower chamber)
Accessibility: Written 
Term Limits: Two Terms of Five Years
Length: Unsure

Question 4

American Constitution

Answer 4

Type: Codified and Federal
Amendments: Requires 2/3 majorities in both Houses of Congress and plus then further ratified by 3/4 of the states, . -2nd amendment stuff and most Americans support stricter gun laws according to polls
Accessibility: Written Documents so good
Term Limits: Two Four Year Terms
Length: Under 5,000 words
Can appoint members to Supreme Court (with majority in senate Jackson by Biden who won 53 votes)

Question 5

New Zealand Constitution

Answer 5

Type: Uncodifed and Unitary
Accessibility: Hard as unwritten parts
Flexibility: Most amendments only require a Parliament majority so very flexible
Term Limit: Unlimited

Question 6

Canadian Constitution

Answer 6

Codified
Not flexible: Canadian Codified Constitution requires not only a majority in both House of Commons and senate but also requires 2/3 of Provincial Legistlative Assemblies representing at least 50% of the population.

Question 7

Russian Constitution

Answer 7

Codified

Allows two six year terms as a limit but Putin managed to abuse this and add two more terms to his term keeping him in power till 2036 after winning a referendum (likely corrupt).

Question 8

Indian Constitution

Answer 8

Codified

Length 100,000 words

Question 9

LofA

Answer 9

Not fit for purpose as can’t guarantee protection of human rights and have the potential to be abused

Question 10

Comparisons

Answer 10

Assecibility:

U.K.- NZ
US- India

Perfect for comparison

Amendbility

U.K. - NZ
(Quick U.K. to us too) US - Canada

Branches

Us-U.K. Appointments

U.K. Russia Small extent as putin pretty much has unlimited terms but U.K. PM still needs election wins.

Question 11

US ConstutionNew fact

Answer 11

Us constitution requires 2/3 of both houses to make an amendment plus 3/4 of the states to ratify it

has only been amended 27 times in the last 230 years