UNIT 1: Introduction to constitutionalism Flashcards

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What is a constitution?

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-political document that sets out political, economic and social laws for the nation
-principles of how the country will be governed
-between government and citizen

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What do constitutions do?

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-create a system of government
-constitutes

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What are the five functions of a constitution?

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-sets up state or political order (e.g. democracy communism)
-limitation of state e.g. elections for pm every 5 years
-sets out the role of powers and what they do e.g. institutions
-offers symbolic function
-gives country legal legitimacy

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What is constitutionalism?

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-belief in the constitution
-maintaining democratic protection for the individual, separation of powers, accountable government

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What is legal constitutionalism?

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-holding those in power to judicial review consequently keeping them in check

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What is political constitutionalism?

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-the government being held to account through political means e.g. by the leader of the opposition

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What is transformative constitutionalism?

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-process of moving the state towards a change in social, political, legal or economic systems

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What is constitutional liberalism?

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-is a form of government that upholds the principles of classical liberalism and the rule of law

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