Constitutions and Law Flashcards
The state is seen as legitimate if they follow the rule of ___.
Law.
___ ___ ___ means that people are to be governed according to a known set of rules that affect all members of a polity and are arrived at in a constitutional manner.
Rule of Law.
Law applies over ___.
Everyone.
Law prohibits ___ power.
Arbitrary.
If everyone respects law, then no one can abuse ___.
Power.
Law is the ___ form of regulating rules.
Highest.
Laws are/aren’t affected by precedent.
Are.
Laws must be ___ in scope, and applicable to everyone and everything.
General.
Laws must be private/public.
Public.
Laws must be ___, rather than retroactive.
Prospective.
“Laws must be prospective, not retroactive”. What does this mean?
Laws must be for the future, not for past events.
Laws must be ___ in how it relates to past laws and the constitution.
Consistent.
Laws must be ___ of being obeyed.
Capable.
Law must be taken in a relevantly ___ way.
Constant.
Law must be enforced as ___.
Written.
The ___ is the ultimate rulebook for how our society functions.
Constitution.
The constitution is the supreme document outlining a social ___.
Contract.
The ___:
- Lays down the basic institutions of the state.
- Lays down the processes for changing the basic institutions.
- Outlines the basic rights and obligations of the state and citizens.
Constitution.
Constitutions can be challenged through law. If successful, this is called ___, and goes through the ___ court.
Amendments, Supreme.
The constitution can be changed through law of ___ reform.
Legislative.
What are the two types of constitutions?
Written and unwritten.
What is a written constitution?
A constitution that is codified, and consists of a single document that acts as the supreme law.
What country has the longest lasting written constitution in the world?
The United States.
What is an unwritten constitution?
Convention, procedure that has existed for hundreds of years.
