(3) Purpose of a constition

(3) Purpose of a constition

1. Provides Legitimacy to those in power

   • It can give the non demotic states appearance of legality

2. Protect freedom

   • They restrain the behaviour of those in office and define and limits of their powers.

3. Encourage governmental stability

   • They introduce a degree of order and predictability into government arrangements

4. Draws attention to the Goals and values that characterise a particular state.

   • a commitment to the rights of man

5. Set out the relative spheres of influence of the central and regional tiers of government. In countries which have a federal system

   • US. Each state will also have its own constitution

6. Can help create a fresh start, especially after a war or defeated regime