THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION (BACKGROUND)

First is the American Constitution which was drafted by September 1787. The
conventions five-member Committee of Style had drafted the final text of the Constitution,
which consisted of some 4,200 words. On September 17, George Washington was the first to
sign the document. Of the 55 delegates, a total of 39 signed; some had already left
Philadelphia, and threeGeorge Mason (1725-92) and Edmund Randolph (1753-1813)
of Virginia, and Elbridge Gerry (1744-1813) of Massachusettsrefused to approve the
document. In order for the Constitution to become law, it then had to be ratified by nine of the
13 states. The constitution was later ratified in stated and it was subsequently agreed that
government under the U.S. Constitution would begin on March 4, 1789, under Pres. George
Washington. The American Constitution is a parliamentary constitution which also has three
departments namely, Legislative, Judiciary, and Executive.

THE British CONSTITUTION

The British constitution has an unusual type that in a sense that it practically has no
written constitution making extremely elastic. It basically exists but in abstract way- Comprising
a host of diverse laws, practices and conventions that have evolved over a long period of time.
The key landmark is the Bill of Rights (1689), which established the supremacy of Parliament
over the Crown following the forcible replacement of King James II (r.168588) by William III
(r.16891702) and Mary (r.168994) in the Glorious Revolution (1688). It has an unwritten
constitution which is cardinal one being that in law Parliament is sovereign in the sense of being
the supreme legislative body. Since there is no documentary constitution containing laws that
are fundamental in status and superior to ordinary Acts of Parliament, the courts may only
interpret parliamentary statutes. They may not overrule or declare them invalid for being
contrary to the constitution and unconstitutional. So, too, there are no entrenched procedures
(such as a special power of the House of Lords, or the requirement of a referendum) by which
the unwritten constitution may be amended. The legislative process by which a constitutional
law is repealed, amended or enacted, even one dealing with a matter of fundamental political
importance, is similar in kind to any other Act of Parliament, however trivial its subject matter.

THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

The Philippine Constitution, best known as The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines.
The Philippines was always changing constitution until the 1987 Constitution.

It is based on the U.S. Constitution which also contains the 3 branches:

The Legislative branch is authorized to make laws, alter, and repeal them through the
power vested in the Philippine Congress. This institution is divided into the Senate and
the House of Representatives.

The Executive branch carries out laws. It is composed of the President and the Vice
President who are elected by direct popular vote and serve a term of six years. The
Constitution grants the President authority to appoint his Cabinet. These departments
form a large portion of the countrys bureaucracy.

The Judicial branch evaluates laws. It holds the power to settle controversies
involving rights that are legally demandable and enforceable. This branch determines
whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess
 of jurisdiction on the part and instrumentality of the government. It is made up of a
Supreme Court and lower courts.

The Philippine Constitution is an off shoot version of US Constitution with the adaptation to the
Philippines society with suits the needs of the Filipino people.
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