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Lesson An Introduction to Constitution
5.1

FACTS The constitution of Nepal 2072 consists of part 35,
to Understand Article 308 and 9 schedules. The chairman of the
drafting committee was Krishna Prashad Sitaula.

INTRODUCTION

Constitution is the apex law of the country. It is a legal and political document of
a country according to which the country is governed. The role of the organs and
other administrative bodies and the civilians is determined by the constitution. It
distributes the power of the state scientifically and shows the directive principle to the
government as well as the people. As per the constitution the government is formed.
It is the authentic political and legal document which works as the main and origin of
the law of the country. Constitution guarantees the fundamental rights of the people
in the democratic country. It gives more rights and freedom to its citizen but also
alerts them about their duties. It makes people disciplined and responsible to their
nation. In the absence of the constitution, the confusion creates in the governance
which result in chaos and conflicts in the country. Therefore, the country having good
constitution which is favourable for the nation and its citizen leads towards the path
of development.

Constitution

Constitution varies as per their existence and nature. There are written,unwritten,
rigid or flexible types of constitution in the world. A written constitution clearly
mentions the rules and regulation as well as the system of governance. A rigid
constitution is unamendable where as flexible constitution is amendable. Britain has
an unwritten constitution but it is very democratic. The country is governed by the
earlier events which is regarded as an example or guide that has applied in similar
cases called precedents, Royal prerogatives which means the rights exclusively gives
the individual or a class and the conventions. The USA is the first country in the
world to draft the written constitution in 1787 AD and practiced from 1789 AD. The
name of the constitution was "We The People".

Features of an Ideal Constitution

1. Clarity

All articles and clauses should be clear and free from ambiguity and contradiction.
An ideal constitution should be written clearly in a simple language. It should avoid
all the difficult words and ideas that give double or multiple meanings. All parts,
clauses, articles, sub-articles and schedules should be straight forward and concise.
Otherwise it creates confusion, chaos and misunderstanding and conflict in later
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