Political constitution
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A political constitution is a constitution
where the legislature is the main check upon executive
power. It can be contrasted to a legal constitution
, where it is the judiciary which provides the greater checks upon government. In many countries both political and legal checks will be used to control the government.
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
where the legislature is the main check upon executive
Executive (government)
Executive branch of Government is the part of government that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy. The division of power into separate branches of government is central to the idea of the separation of powers.In many countries, the term...
power. It can be contrasted to a legal constitution
Legal constitution
A legal constitution is a constitution where the judiciary form the greatest check upon the use of executive power. A legal constitution can be contrasted with a political constitution where political accountability is the greatest method of controlling government...
, where it is the judiciary which provides the greater checks upon government. In many countries both political and legal checks will be used to control the government.