Table of Contents
- 1 What are the strengths of the US Constitution?
- 2 What are two strengths of the Constitution?
- 3 What was one of the strengths of the Constitution?
- 4 What are the demerits of constitution?
- 5 What are the pros and cons of an unwritten constitution?
- 6 What were three weaknesses of this constitution?
- 7 What are the strengths of the Constitution?
- 8 What were 6 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
- 9 What is a strong constitution?
What are the strengths of the US Constitution?
Its self-correcting and self-regulating nature made possible through amendments, the constitutional supremacy it embraces, the bill of rights, the separation of powers and its simplicity of design are major strengths of the constitution. The Constitution is a timeless document due to the adaptability of its nature.
What are two strengths of the Constitution?
Terms in this set (6)
- Strength no.1: Sovereignty. Sovereignty is with the constitution and its major principles are entrenched, safe from interference from a temporary government.
- Strength no.2: Separation of Powers.
- Strength no.3: Individual liberties.
- Strength no.4: Flexibility.
- Strength no.5: SCOTUS.
- Strength no.6:
What was one of the strengths of the Constitution?
It established the three branches of government: executive, legislature and judiciary, as well as “checks and balances” which enable each branch to limit the power of the others, preventing any one from accumulating too much power. It also established the powers of the three branches.
What are the disadvantages of the Constitution?
Disadvantages
- Produces a weak government through gridlock.
- Rigid.
- Produces a powerful unelected Supreme Court that is politicised.
- There are outdated elements.
- Produces overrepresentation of small states, which affects the Senate, constitutional amendments and the Electoral College.
What are three weaknesses of the Constitution?
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- The states didn’t act immediately.
- The central government was designed to be very, very weak.
- The Articles Congress only had one chamber and each state had one vote.
- Congress needed 9 of 13 states to pass any laws.
- The document was practically impossible to amend.
What are the demerits of constitution?
Demerits of a written constitution: 1. Generally, written constitutions are difficult to amend, thus introducing rigidity and conservatism. 2.In a written constitution judiciary is quite conservative an interpretations are merely to see whether a law conforms to the constitution or not.
What are the pros and cons of an unwritten constitution?
Advantages of an unwritten constitution
- It is flexible and easy to amend.
- Easy and quick decision making in time of urgency.
- Unwritten constitution grows with the people.
- Unwritten constitution does not give rise to much litigation.
- It is usually unclear and uncertain.
- Difficult to ascertain the unconstitutionality of an act.
What were three weaknesses of this constitution?
Weaknesses include: no power to levy or collect taxes; no power to regulate trade; no power to enforce laws; laws needed approval of 9 states; amendments required all states to agree; no executive branch or national court system.
What are weaknesses of Constitution?
Terms in this set (4) Too much power is given to unelected and unaccountable judges. It can be argued that the growth of presidential and federal power has not been sufficiently constrained and that constitutional rights and states’ rights are therefore not sufficiently protected.
What was the greatest weakness of the Constitution?
One of the weaknesses of a written constitution is that it often represents an attempt to compress into a single document the principles of the political life and growth of the nation for an in definite period of time. It is like an attempt to fit a garment to an individual without taking into consideration his future growth and changes in size.
What are the strengths of the Constitution?
Strengths of the Constitution. 1. Provides a government for the people. Strengths of the Constitution. 2. Provides a government that can act when in danger. . Strengths of the Constitution. 3. Provides for a feeral union where people still have certain rights and powers in their own states.
What were 6 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
No central leadership (executive branch)
What is a strong constitution?
A Strong Constitution. When someone refers to someone else as having a “strong constitution,” they usually mean that the person is of strong mind and body. They see that person as having a grounded, centeredness about them – a hardy, stable core and foundation, from which all else stems. The same can be said with regard to a country’s Constitution.