POLB50Y3 Chapter 5: POLA51 Chapter 5 Brooks Notes

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Constitution: is the fundamental law of a political system. It is fundamental because of all other laws must conform to the constitution in terms of how they are made and in terms of their substance. is a necessary condition for democratic politics. without it there is no civilized way of resolving conflicts. no way of predicting either the powers of governments or the rights of citizens. the relationship between citizens and the state, the constitution empowers the state to act, to pass laws on behalf of the community. they also have to limit power; they do this by identifying those individual rights, and in some cases group rights that the state cannot infringe. other part is the involvement of distributing the functions and powers between different parts of the state. The constitution is expected to establish order, all peaceful settlements and differences.

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