Constitution and Constitutional Government

Form of Government

Ideology

Democracy

Federal system

Gilchrist

Lord Bryce

Dicey

Cooley

Written constitution

A federal constitution

A rigid constitution

None of the above

Does not leave scope for customs

Does not allow conventions to grow

Is very rigid

Elaborate and clear

Written constitution is clear and definite

A written constitution is better guarantee of the rights and liberties of the citizens

A written constitution is more stable because it is not subject to popular passions

A written constitution can keep pace with popular mood

Democracy

Aristocracy

Monarchy

Polity

Plato

Aristotle

Machiavelli

Montesquieu

Cannot be amended

Can be amended through a very simple procedure

Can be amended through a wry complicated procedure

Can be amended by the people alone

Desire to follow west

Desire to follow east

Indifferent attitude of world bodies

Lack of clear political ideology

Lord Bryce

Professor Dicey

Gettell

Rousseau