Most countries have a written constitution, which is a single document that delivers straightforward principles that practise public power and how they exercise that public power. Furthermore, it offers techniques and procedures of how the constitutional rules are enforced and how they can be changed. For New Zealand, we follow the United Kingdom and there Westminster system, as our constitution in “unwritten”. New Zealand’s constitution has always gained controversy, but the fact of the matter is we do have a constitution even if it’s not documented or compiled into one document as a whole. It is a very important aspect of New Zealand’s history and it is what shapes today’s society. This essay seeks to examination what a constitution in general terms is, what New Zealand’s constitution consists of, how the monarch or head of state links directly to New Zealand’s constitution and connections with the government, what republicans believe in and what a republican society looks like from countries that live in it, explanations of a democracy, and lastly the effects of what would happen regarding the constitution, government, and society if there was a decision made to abolish the monarch in New Zealand.
Public power and the power of the state or government is what a constitution is about. It explains the key foundations of government, shapes their major powers, and regulates the exercising of those particular powers. While many, if not all constitutions from around the world
One strength of the UK constitution is the flexibility that it has, for the reason that the constitution is uncodified or unwritten and is therefore not entrenched in law. Due to the fact that the UK’s constitution is uncodified or unwritten, it has an opportunity to modernise itself to the ever changing society or any other new circumstances that may arise. An example of the flexibility of the UK’s
are two countries that are very similar but not quite the same. The U.S. is a democracy, but New Zealand is a Parliament. These are two very similar types of government but a Parliament takes some aspects from a monarchy and combine them with some from a democracy. New Zealand does not have a president, they have a prime minister. In the U.S. citizens vote for a president. But in New Zealand they vote for the members of the Parliament, and the legislative branch of the Parliament assigns a prime minister. New Zealand also does not have states. They did used to have provinces, but they scraped in the provincial system in the late
Britain, to begin with, has no written constitution due to the country’s own constitutional structure’s stability. It remains uncodified, yet it’s legal sources stem from Acts of parliament, European Union law, equity and common law,. Therefore the varying powers of parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law will be considered against these sources.
The Constitution sets up powers for the State and the National governments. Powers that the national government gets include, regulation of trades, conducting foreign relations, and providing an army and a navy. Some state powers include, setting up local governments, holding elections, and establishing schools (A). One thing that is noticeable is that the national powers are more internationally relate, and the state powers are more in-state related. There are also powers they share which are more powers that have to deal with the whole nation like, taxing people, borrowing money, setting up courts, and making laws.
Every country differs in their preference of political system to govern their countries. For democratic countries, two possible choices of governing are the presidential system and the parliamentary system. Since both the presidential and the parliamentary systems have their own strengths and weaknesses, many scholars have examined these two forms of government, and debate on which political system is more successful in governance. In this paper, I will first provide a detailed analysis of both the parliamentary and the presidential system. I will also evaluate each system’s strengths and weaknesses, addressing any differences as well as any commonalities. Finally, I will conclude by using historical examples to analyze and support the
The UK’s unwritten constitution, formed of Acts of Parliament [AoP], Royal Prerogative [RP], Constitutional Convention [CC] and Case Law [CL], prompts much debate about the ease of which constitutional change can be introduced. A written constitution is, by definition and practice, hard to alter however it remains to be seen whether it is any easier to change an unwritten
The number of patients who are suffering from asthma and breathing problems in the UK is on the rise. Companies such as Ruritanian Oxygen Company (ROC), therefore, are mainly established in order to securely supply both those patients and local hospitals with medical gases (such as Oxygen in cylinders). Hospitals can basically order oxygen cylinders from ROC to be delivered to patients at their home when they are not at hospital.
The British constitution is flexible in nature, which has allowed for the development of this country over centuries without the need for a fully codified constitution. I
Political ideologies are the beliefs, morals and ethics held on what is the optimum way of governing a country (Jost, Federico, & Napier, 2009). They have long guided the elected governments behaviour, particularly in effect to Social Policy decisions; determining what policy initiatives will be elected and what is the best way of implementing such policies. New Zealand has had various political ideologies brought in by different governments; such as Social Democracy, Social Liberalism, Neo liberalism, Neo Conservatism and Conservatism. For the basis of this Essay, the focus will be on two of the most significant influences; Social Democracy and Conservatism. Both ideologies have had period 's of dominance in New Zealand 's Social policy history where they have impacted the general functioning of society. Their view of the state, and general morals have been strongly reflected in the policy initiatives there exponents have brought in. For Social Democracy, it being the 1938 Social Security Act and the various implementations of Keynesian Economic Management in the 1940s and 1980s; and for Conservatism, the Pensions for miners and returned servicemen, and the introduction of private prisons. The both having considerable impact not only on New Zealand society but the development of more progressive forms of political ideology. It will be argued that the resulting policies from the Social Democracy and Conservatism ideologies most notable influence is
The United Kingdom, the gem of Europe, has offered more to the world than just a stable government model. It has proven to be successful economically and a professional when it comes to Foreign affairs. The United Kingdom is triple generator powerhouse consisting the best of the best from England, Wales, and Scotland. The United Kingdom is not only a revolutionary when it comes to the economy, but also in music, literature and sports.
This essay aims so discuss the ways in which the article image offers an interpretation of the event and how New Zealanders as a cultural identity are affected by the Monarchy.
The United Kingdom consists of four different countries. England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This is an island nation in Northwestern Europe. Located at 55.371°N, 3.4360°W, this island is 93,628 mi2. This is Europe’s largest island. The official language of the island is English and the capital is London. The major religion is Christianity then Islam and Hinduism. There are multiple different ethnic groups in the United Kingdom some are British African, White/black British, Mixed, and Irish to name a few of them (United Kingdom).
The rule of law broadly requires; that all are equal before the law , that the government is subject to the law and must exercise its power according to the law, finally that ‘there exist fundamental individual liberties and minimum standards of justice, to which the law must conform’ . The rule of law is problematic to define but put simply it is not ‘the rule of men’ and is evident in societies with functioning judiciaries and a clear separation of powers such as New Zealand. It is one of several intrinsic attributes of our constitutional makeup and overall the Judiciary aid in ‘ensure[ing] that the rule of
New Zealand is one of the countries in the world that has unwritten consititution and it is vital because it is the base of a government on how to govern a country based on it. Having a written constitution in New Zealand will give New Zealanders more access about certain documents on the consitution itself. On the other hand, if New Zealand continuously having an unwritten constitution, the citizen may not have knowledge on it due to limited access on it. This essay will clarify on constitution and what is a written constitution. This essay also covers the need to include the Constitution Act 1986, the Public Finance Act 1989 and the Arms Act 1983 and removing the Public Sector Act 1988 from it.
New Zealand 's constitution is very unique and is the base of our legal system. The constitution is unwritten allowing a variety of elements that make up our constitution some are; constitution conventions and statutes. New Zealand 's constitution structure is separated into three branches; the legislature, judiciary and the executive . The executive is the decision making branch, it is believed that the executive is where the real power of parliamentary supremacy lies, as the decisions they make influence the process of legislation . Throughout this essay I will emphasise how statutes are more important and effective in contrast to constitution conventions.