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Legal Terms -constitution
the set of laws and customs that establish the makeup, duties, and powers of a state's local and federal government institutions as well as the parameters of the citizen-state relationship. most states
have a written constitution, one of the fundamental provisions of which is that it can itself be amended only in accordance with a special procedure. The United Kingdom's constitution is primarily oral. It is made up in part of statutes, which can be amended by later acts without the need for a particular procedure, but it also comprises, in large part, of common law regulations and constitutional conventions.
the set of laws and customs that establish the makeup, duties, and powers of a state's local and federal government institutions as well as the parameters of the citizen-state relationship. most states
have a written constitution, one of the fundamental provisions of which is that it can itself be amended only in accordance with a special procedure. The United Kingdom's constitution is primarily oral. It is made up in part of statutes, which can be amended by later acts without the need for a particular procedure, but it also comprises, in large part, of common law regulations and constitutional conventions.
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