英概况期末论文

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WhatarethemajordifferencesbetweentheBritishandtheAmericanConstitutions?
1.Thedifferenceintermsoftheirforms1.1AmericanConstitutions
AmericanConstitutioniswrittenconsititution,ithasstrongadaptability.The
UnitedStatesistheworld'sfirstcountrytodevelopawrittenconstitution,anditappliestotheworld'slongestconstitution,whichlastedmorethan200yearsago.Itincludespreamble,mainbodyandconstitutionalamendment.
1.2BritishConstitutions
BritishConstitutionisunwrittenconstitution.BritishConstitution,whichismuchuniquerthanothercountries,didnotdistinguishinglymakeincertainperiod.Itdidntincludeinawrittencade,butseveraldecentralizedhistoraldocumentsoftheconstitutionparliamentarystatuelaw,jurisprudenceandpractice.
BritishConstitutionisflexible.ThecompostionofBritishConstitutionmainlyincludedfouraspects:theCharter,theparliamentofthedevelopmentoflaw,caselawandpractices.Itissodiversethatcanadaptthechangeanddevelopmentofthesociaty.
1.3Causesforthedifference
TheBritishconstitutionwasappearedinthebourgeoisrevolution,whichisunthoroughandcompromised.Thosehadprofoundinfluenceincontentandstatustomaketheconstitution.While,AmericanConstitutionisthefundanmentallaw
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oftheunitedstates.WhenDeclarationofIndependencewaspublished,theconstitutionbegantobemadeandfollowed.JustlikewhatMarxsaid:itstheworldsfirstuniversaldeclarationofHumanRights.(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,nofreemanshouldbearrestedorimprisonedexecpetbythelawofthaland,andifthekingattemptedtofreehimselffromlaw,thevassalshadtherightstoforcethe
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kingtoobeyit.’’(许鲁之20082292.3Causesforthedifference
Firstly,theUnitedStatesisdemocraticrepublicanstate,presidentistheheadofstateandhemastersthehightestpower.While,Britishactsconstitutionalmonarchy,Fromtheconstitution,kingmonopolisespower.Secondly,TheprincipleofAmericanConstitutionisseparationandfederalism.TheAmericanconstitutionhasinclusiveness.Itmeansthatconciseform,buttherichcontents”.While,Britainisthebirthplaceoftheworldsconservation,soconservativeideologyintheUKhadalongstory.AndthatmadeanotherfeatureinBritishConstitution:respectthetradition.Thirdly,thepricipleofUSconstitutionisseperationandfederalism,theconstitutionissteadyandhighlygeneralization.While,UKconstitutionisalittlebitvagueandsoft.TheBritishconstitutionwithoutasystematictheorysystemfeatures,fromanothersaid,bringtheBritishconstitutionhighadaptability.
3.Thedifferenceintermsoftheirhistoricalbackground
3.1TheconstitutionoftheUnitedStateswasnotaccidental,whichhasaprofoundhistoricaloriginandextensivesocialbasis.TheDeclarationofIndependence,whichbasedonenlightenmentandsocialcontracttheory,establishedaseriesofconstitutionalprinciplesandconstitutionalbasicconcepts,specifiedarightdirctionforUSconstitution.Montesquieu’s"separation"alsoplayedavitalrole.Whatsmore,ArticlesofConfederation,whichwasadoptedin1781,declaredtoestablishedcongressandendoweditpower.Allinall,itwasAmericanpeopledeeplyrightsconsciousnessandawarenessforAmericanofficialthatmadethe
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AmericanConstitution.
3.2Britainisthebirthplaceoftheconstitutionoftheworld.GloriousRevolutionandtheBillofRightsmarkedtheappearanceofBritishConstitution.ButthemainpartoftheBritishconstitutionisunwrittenandtheydidnthavetheunifiedconstitution.Generalspeaking,theGreatChastesispartoftheBritishconstitution,andtheCommonLawplayedaimportantroleinBritish.Whatsmore,thelawofSuccessiontotheThrone,theBillofRights,ParliamentaryLegislation,the
RetitionofRights,theHabeasCorpusAct,WestminsterOrdinanceallhad
somethingtodowithBritishConstitution.AndtheyallplayedanimportantroleinBritishpoliticial.4.Commentsandanalyses
Throughstudyandresearch,IhaveknowmuchmoreaboutthedifferencesbetweenBritishConstitutionandAmericanConstitution.Apartfromthedifferences,bothofthetwoconstitutionsareBourgeoisconstitution,whichbasedonwesterndemocracyanddecentralization.Theyarebothbasedonthetheoryofnaturalrightsandthepeople'ssovereignty,socialcontracttheory.ItisConstitutionthatisaconsensusonthemostbasichuman.Constitutionisnotonlya
historyofshapingthecountryanimportanttool,butalsoasareligiouspeople,inthepoliticallifeofthecountryhasatranscendent,omnipresentquality.
AmericanConstitutionsandBritishConstitutionsrefractedthehistoryandprocessoftheirdevelopment.Ifsomeonewanttodeeplyknowacountry,learningitsconstitutionisabsolutelynecessary.
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