Sovereignity, Constitution Flashcards

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What is sovereignity

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Supreme authority over a particular territory

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Types of sovereignity

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Internal and external

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3
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Internal?

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Relationship between state and its subject

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4
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External?

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Relationship between state and orher state

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5
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What isbthe lagl of sovereignitu

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Given by the people to the gvernment

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6
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Three kinds of laws

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Moral nature himan positive

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7
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Two kinds of definition of Constitution

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  • a body of rules and maxims in accordance with which the power of sovereign are habitually exercised
  • fundamental law on which the government is organized and prescribing the manner which the power of government are not exercised
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Functions of sovereignity

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Establishment of basic framework of the government

Regulations of rights and freedom within are enjoyed by individual of common goods

Protection of the people from the abuse of government

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9
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KINDS of constitution

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Origin

Constitutional assembly and convention

Form

As to the manners of ammending

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10
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Origin

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Enacted/given - presidental

Evolved/cumulative - constitiution of great britain

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Form

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Written

Unwritten - customs, wages, legal traditions and entirely products of growth and evolution

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As to the manners of ammendinf

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Rigid or inelastic - difficult to change

Flexible or elastic - easy to change

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13
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Requisites of good written constitution

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Broadness - have compressive
Brevity - to the point
Definiteness

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14
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Parts of constitution

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Government
Liberty
Sovereignity

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15
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9 republican characteristics

GRTMSCNPB

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Government of laws
Replaceable laws
There is election
Majority rules
Seperation of powers
Checks and balanced
Non-stability of the state
Public accountability
Bill of rights
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