英美宪法对比.doc

XXXX大学考试试卷 20XX—20XX学年第二学期期末考试试卷（ 卷） 科目：美国概况 学院：外语学院 专业：英语专业 题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 总分 分数 What are the major differences between the British and the American Constitutions? There are obvious differences between British and American Constitutions, which can be reflected from two countries’ respective political lives. Then I’ll deal with the major differences between these two Constitutions from their forms, contents and historical background. 1. The difference in terms of their forms 1.1 The form of British Constitution Britain has few written laws, but that doesn’t mean that Britain does not have Constitution at all. The British constitution is not in a single, written document, but is drawn from legislation, treaties, judicial precedents, convention, and numerous other sources. Obviously, one of the distinctive feature of British Constitution is its 揻lexibility?that makes statutes adaptable to the changing society. ic1.2 The form of American Constitution The Constitution of the United States, written in 1787 and ratified in1789, was the first important written Constitution. It was written in one “place”, which makes it a written or codified law. In America, Constitution is the supreme law abiding by both federal government and state governments. 1.3 Causes for the difference It is true that British people observe conservatism, so does British Constitution. Thus British people “show their respect” for those legislations, treaties, judicial precedents, conventions and hold that unwritten law is flexible. America cannot afford that “flexibility”. After independence, Americans felt urgent to pass a Constitution to consolidate the new-born nation, thus American Constitution was quickly drawn up and ratified. As a result, Constitution of the United States is more systematic than that of the United Kingdom. 2. The difference in terms of their contents 2.1 The content of British Constitution British Constitution consists of constitutional laws and common