Importance Of Constitution

Today, mostly every democratic country has a constitution which is a vital document, according to which the country carries out its operations. Constitution protects the rights of the citizens of a concerned nation, irrespective of their religion, caste, creed, sex or physical appearance. A constitution, thus, can be safely said to be a social contract between the government and the people it governs. It can also be deemed as the fundamental underlying framework of government for a nation. In a constitutional country therefore, every person is treated equally, regardless of his office or position and is expected to abide by higher law. For instance, the constitution of United States, besides establishing the government’s power also cites the fundamental rights belonging to the people who reside within its borders. Although mostly a country’s constitution is in written form, it need not necessarily be so. Great Britain, for instance, has an unwritten constitution and by what they refer to as constitution are an agglomeration of their collective legal traditions, which include the Magna Carta of 1215, English Bill of Rights of 1687, Acts of Parliament, as well as the collective decisions of the British Courts. However, in case of United States, a constitution refers to the written document that lays out the structure and function of a federal government along with the Bill of Rights. This article discusses the role of constitution to keep a nation united.