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| (a)What are the features of the Constitution? |
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*Defining duties powers and functions of institutions
*Defining relationship between institutions
*Defining relationship between the state and the individual |
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| (a)What are the functions/benefits of the Constitution? |
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*Lays out the ground rules of government (predictability, efficiency)
*Protect freedom
*Promote legitimacy |
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| (a)Define (what are the features of) codified constitutions.. |
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*Authoritative (codified law is 'higher' law, part of a two-tier legal system)
*Entrenched
*Judiciable (constitutional judicial review); as judges can deem laws unconstitutional |
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| (a)Define (what are the features of) uncodified constitutions? |
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*Single-tier legal system
*NOT entrenched
*Not judiciable |
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| (b) What is the difference between legal and political sovereignty? |
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Sovereignty is the the ability to make decisions/things happen; absolute and unlimited power, legal or political
*LEGAL SOVEREIGNTY – Unrestricted authority in terms of the right to make, unmake and amend any law
*POLITICAL SOVEREIGNTY – Unchallengeable political power; the ability to act beyond constraint |
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