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Download Solution PDFWhich country has the world's oldest and unwritten constitution?
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Option 1 : Britain
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Key Points
- Britain has the world's oldest and unwritten constitution.
- The Magna Carta, which King John of England issued in 1215, serves as the fundamental charter or constitution for the modern-day United Kingdom.
- Since then, in reaction to social, political, and economic developments, the constitution of the United Kingdom has naturally changed throughout time.
- The current constitution includes numerous customs or unwritten norms of constitutional practice in addition to historic laws like the 1689 Bill of Rights.
- These unwritten but yet binding customs continue to dominate the relationship between the monarch and Parliament as well as the residual (prerogative) rights of the king.
- The constitution of Britain is a evolving constitution which is ever evolving and always changing hence it is based on customs and value and not on written principles.
Additional Information
- The constitution of USA
- The United States of America adopted a democratic constitution in 1787.
- Constitution of America came into force in 1789.
- 'We the People' are the first three words of the American constitution.
- American constitution has been amended 27 times.
- The first ten amendments are collectively known as the Bill of Rights.
- The constitution of France
- French constitution created by the National Assembly during the French Revolution in 1791.
- The French Constitution is the only democratic Constitution based on the principle of the Supremacy of the Executive.
- The Parliament of France does not have the supreme power about formulating laws.
- The legislature can only make laws based on a list, while the President takes care of every other matter.
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