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Last Topic - Organization of Federal Govt. of Pakistan
Organization of Federal Govt. of PakistanLegislative BranchExecutive BranchPrime MinisterPresidentCabinet SecretariesThe Supreme Court of Pakistan Supreme Judicial CouncilCivil Service
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Constitutions of United States and its silent Features
Silent Features1. Preamble2. Introduction and Evolution3. Sources4. Significance of U.S.A Constitution
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Constitutions of …..
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. The Constitution originally consisted of seven Articles
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The first three Articles embody the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches
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The legislature, consisting of the bicameral Congress;The executive, consisting of the President; andThe judiciary, consisting of the Supreme Court and other federal courts
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Constitutions of …..
The Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in and ratified by conventions in eleven States. It went into effect on March 4, 1789
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The first ten amendments are known as the ”Bill of Rights”
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Constitutions of …..
The Constitution is interpreted, supplemented, and implemented by a large body of constitutional law. The Constitution of the United States was the first constitution of its kind, and has influenced the constitutions of many other nations
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Preamble
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America the United States Constitution is the shortest written constitution, at 7 articles and 27 amendments
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Introduction and Evolution
The present Federal government of U.S.A came into being in the year of 1789. The United States comprised of thirteen colonies of Great Britain
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In the year 1776, these colonies at the Atlantic Coast rebelled against the mother country and became independent in 1783.During this period the revolted colonies established the “Articles of Confederation” as the first constitution in 1777
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A convention for the purpose of framing the constitution was convened at Philadelphia in 1787. Thus the constitution was framed on the basis of this convention and was signed by the delegates on September 17, 1787
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This constitution came into force in 1789. Since then it has undergone many changes, one of them being the increase in the number of states from 13 in 1787 to 50 at present
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Sources
Underneath some of the important sources of the American constitution
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Sources ……
Written Constitution of 1787This original constitution was drafted by a convention held at Philadelphia. It came into force in 1789
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Judicial DecisionsThe occasional interpretations of the constitution by the Supreme Court have introduced many important modifications in the constitutions.
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Laws of CongressThe framers of the constitutions laid down only the general outlines of the governmental structure. The details have been filled in by the laws passed by the congress
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ConventionA convention is a custom which by long usage has acquired the force or sanctity of the constitution. These are also an important source of the American Constitution
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Formal AmendmentsDuring the period of over 170 years, the American constitution has undergone a number of amendments in the original document
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Significance of U.S.A Constitution
Next are the significance of the American constitution
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Significance ……
Written ConstitutionFirst prominent feature of the American constitution is that unlike the British Constitution, it is a written or documentary. It is very brief document and contains about 4000 words and about 10 — 12 pages. It consists of preamble and seven articles only
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RigidAnother feature of the American constitution is that it is rigid, which means that it cannot be amended by the congress by the ordinary procedure. The procedure is very intricate and difficult
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FederalAnother important feature of the American constitution is that it is federal in structure. Federalism is a device by which independent states form a union without losing their identity
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Separation of PowersAmerican constitution is based on the principle of “separation of powers”. The framers of the constitution believed that the separation of various organs of the government was necessary to ensure individual liberty and to check despotism
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Checks and BalancesThe framers of the U.S constitution were aware that a department, if left unchecked, would become oppressive. They, therefore, introduced checks and balances n the constitution
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Judicial IndependenceIn United States all the judicial powers are enjoyed by the Supreme Court and other federal courts, no other office can influence its independence
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Judicial ReviewAn important feature of the American constitution is the power of judicial Review. In U.K no court can challenge the power of Parliament; however in United States all the laws passed by the congress and state legislatures are subject to judicial review
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Fundamental rights and LibertyAnother important feature of the American constitution is that it ensures certain fundamental rights for every America citizen, of which he cannot be deprived by any lawful authority
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Popular SovereigntyThe US constitution establishes the popular sovereignty of the people. The preamble of the constitution runs thus First words---------we, the people of United States. This means that the ultimate seat of authority in United States is the American people
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Limited GovernmentAnother important feature is the doctrine of limited government. Unlimited powers of the government would make them despotic which would lead to tyranny and violence
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Bicameral LegislatureIn United States, congress is the parliament, which consists of two houses. The Senate and the House of Representatives. This means that the type of legislation in U.S is bi-cameral
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Dual citizenshipEvery American citizen is entitled to the right of dual citizenship. First of all, he is the citizen of America and secondly he is the citizen of that state in which he lives. The feature of dual citizenship was introduced in the American constitution by the 4th amendment
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Next Topic - Federal system of USA
Introduction to the United States Federal SystemLegislationEnacted LegislationSources for Legislative objectiveThe JudiciaryExecutive Branch and Administrative Law