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I am looking for two features that you would see in a uncodified constitution.

2007-02-16 01:55:25 · 2 answers · asked by berthine3465 2 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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The British have an uncodified constitution and the USA for example has a codified constitution.
Basically an uncodified constitution means that is not written down in ONE document. Most of it is written down, but in America you could buy a book of the constitution.
A feature of an uncodified constitution is flexibility to change things, such as gun rights.
Also, people are not sure of their rights as much, therefore tend to be less politically involved s people in America.
There are more conventions.
And it is easier to pass some bills and make changes to the government, such as the reform of the House of Lords.
Hope this helps, becky

2007-02-16 02:05:24 · answer #1 · answered by becky_ms 4 · 1 0

Here's what the Internet has to say:

[edit] Codification
A fundamental classification is codification or lack of codification. A codified constitution is one that is contained in a single document, which is the single source of constitutional law in a state. The classic example of this is the Constitution of the United States. An uncodified constitution is one that is not contained in a single document, consisting of several different sources, which may be written or unwritten. The Constitution of Australia is an example of a constitution in which constitutional law mainly derives from a single written document, but other written documents are also considered part of the constitution. The Constitution of the United Kingdom is an example of an uncodified constitution which consists of both written and unwritten sources and has no single written fundamental document.

Hope this helps

2007-02-16 02:04:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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