Q. What is constitution? Discuss the significance of the constitution (write all four points with short definition)
Answers
A constitution is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
SIGNIFICANCE
The most important purpose of a Constitution is it draws a limit on the power of the Government by outlining a framework within which the Government must function.
For example – irrespective of who is the President of India, the powers and functions of the Office of the President remain the same
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ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ:-
. 1ᴀ : ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀsɪᴄ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴡs ᴏғ ᴀ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, sᴛᴀᴛᴇ, ᴏʀ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴜᴛɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴜᴀʀᴀɴᴛᴇᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ɪᴛ. ʙ : ᴀ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ɪɴsᴛʀᴜᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴇᴍʙᴏᴅʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴏʀ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ :-
- ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏᴜᴛʟɪɴᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛs ᴀ ᴍᴏsᴛ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛ.
- ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇs ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴛᴏ ɪᴛs ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇs ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴜᴛɪᴇs.
- ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ғᴀɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴘᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪsʜ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ.