Another system of direct legislation is Initiative. In Switzerland 50,000 citizens can send an application to the Federal Assembly for the amendment of the Constitution. If the Federal Assembly accepts the resolution, it at once starts taking steps to convert it into a Bill. If the Federal Assembly rejects it, the proposal is sent for referendum. If the citizens accept [...]
Generally the following are the classifications of the constitutions: (1) Evolved and Enacted; (2) Legal and Real; (3) Written and Unwritten; (4) Flexible and Rigid; Now we discuss these constitutions one by one:- (1) Evolved and Enacted Constitution: Many writers are of the view that there are two types of Constitutions-evolved and enacted. An evolved constitution is the result of [...]
(1) Clarity or Definiteness: By clarity and definiteness we mean that every clause of the constitution should be written such a simple language, as should express its meaning clearly. (2) Brevity: The constitution should not be lengthy. It should contain only important things and unimportant things should be left out. (3) Comprehensiveness: It means that the constitution should be applicable [...]