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CONSTITUZIONALISM
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CONSTITUZIONALISM

Index

Importance of constitution

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Definition of constitution

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English constitution

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Comparisons

Declaration of Independence

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Magna Charta

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The constitution is a written instrument that guarantees certain rights to the people in a state or nation. - Written constitution- Uncodified constitutionSome constitutions limit state power.

Definition of Constitution

Still nowadays, Magna Carta is fundamental for the uncodified English constitution.

15th June 1215, the king’s power was reduced by a written document called Magna Carta that is the first written constitution in European history.

Magna Carta

Tea Act and Boston Tea Party.

1775, the Battles of Lexington and Concord armed conflict

Sugar ActStamp Act

"No taxation without representation."

American colonies

Colonies had not been allowed to represent themselves in the British Legislature. American Revolution (1775–76)

Philadelphia: the Second Continental Congress

Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Independence (1776)

Declaration of Independence

- The QUEEN is the head of state.- The PARLIAMENT is the supreme legislative authority. - The EXECUTIVE consists of the Prime Minister and the ministers. - The JUDICIARY is concerned with the administration of justice.

Unlike in most countries, it is not codified into a single document. It is known as an uncodified constitution.

English constitution

- The European Communities Act (1972)- The Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Ireland devolution Acts (1998)- The Human Rights Act (1998)

- Bill of Rights (1689)- The Parliament Acts (1911–49)- The Representation of the People Acts (1918)

The written documents of the English constitution

Italian Parliaments have a Bicameral system.

The President of the Italian Republic represents the unity of the nation and has ceremonial duties.

Written Constitution composed by 139 articles.

English have a Bicameral system.

In the UK the queen is the head of the state.

Unwritten constitution.

VS

ENGLAND VS ITALY

The passage of new amendments requires a majority vote by both the Senate and House of Representatives.

The amendments must be proposed as bills by Parliament.

Written previously in 1922, effective on 29 December 1937.

A passage requires agreement by both houses and by the monarch.

The amendments are proposed as a bill by the government, by the House of Commons or by the House of Lords.

Unwritten constitution.

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ENGLAND VS IRELAND

Should the UK now take steps to codify all its laws, rules, and conventions governing the government of the country into one comprehensive document, a new Magna Carta’?

THANK YOU!

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