WhatarethemajordifferencesbetweentheBritishandtheAmericanConstitutions?
1.Thedifferenceintermsoftheirforms1.1AmericanConstitutions
AmericanConstitutionis“writtenconsititution”,ithasstrongadaptability.The
UnitedStatesistheworld'sfirstcountrytodevelopawrittenconstitution,anditappliestotheworld'slongestconstitution,whichlastedmorethan200yearsago.Itincludespreamble,mainbodyandconstitutionalamendment.
1.2BritishConstitutions
BritishConstitutionis“unwrittenconstitution”.BritishConstitution,whichismuchuniquerthanothercountries’,didnotdistinguishinglymakeincertainperiod.Itdidn’tincludeinawrittencade,butseveraldecentralizedhistoraldocumentsoftheconstitutionparliamentarystatuelaw,jurisprudenceandpractice.
BritishConstitutionisflexible.ThecompostionofBritishConstitutionmainlyincludedfouraspects:theCharter,theparliamentofthedevelopmentoflaw,caselawandpractices.Itissodiversethatcanadaptthechangeanddevelopmentofthesociaty.
1.3Causesforthedifference
TheBritishconstitutionwasappearedinthebourgeoisrevolution,whichisunthoroughandcompromised.Thosehadprofoundinfluenceincontentandstatustomaketheconstitution.While,AmericanConstitutionisthefundanmentallaw
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oftheunitedstates.When“DeclarationofIndependence”waspublished,theconstitutionbegantobemadeandfollowed.JustlikewhatMarxsaid:“it’stheworld’sfirstuniversaldeclarationofHumanRights”.(马克思恩格斯选集196416)
2.Thedifferenceintermsoftheircontents2.1AmericanConstitutions
TheconstitutionoftheUnitedStatesistheworld'slongestapply,theconstitutionhas200years.“Thewholearticleisnomorethan10thousandwords,butthecontentsarehighlygeneralization”.
TheconstitutionoftheUnitedStatescarriedthoroughlyseparation:legislation,judicialandadministrative.Thecongress,presidentandfederalcourthavetheirownrightsandpower.“ConstitutionofUnitedStatesmadeclearbytheelectionofgovernmenthasauniquelegitimacy.thepeoplehaveelectedorappointedgovernmentofficialsandparliamentarianstotheexericiseofpower.Memberscanalsomodifytheconstitutionandotherbasiclaws,theycanevenre-draftinganewconstitution.”(ForeignLegalSystem20052262.2BritishConstitutions
BritishConstitutionmainlyincludedseveralprinciple,parliamentsovereignty,theruleoflaw,unwrittenconstitution,unitarysystemandsoon.“theGreatChartercoveredawidefiledoflawandfedualrights,butalsosomeimportantmatterswerethese:notaxshouldbemadewithouttheapprovalofthecouncil,