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How is people power involved in the 1967 referendum?
A referendum occurs when the Government puts forward a motion to the Australian public regarding possible changes to the Constitution. Essentially, to change the constitution, a double majority result is needed to invoke such a change. This means that majority of people in the majority of states must approve of the change. Essentially people power is involved in this due to the majority of people saying that they wanted the change. Their legal and constitutional right to vote gave them the opportunity to do this.
Did George Washington sigh the us constitution?
You need to brush up on your U.S. history. Hell, I'm Australian and I know this! George Washington NEEDED to sign the constitution. So, he did.
Many people opposed to ratification of the Constitution because it laked what?
It lacked a Bill of Rights. The constitution was for the people. As needs change the people needed rights to amend the Constitution.
What percentage of the states needed to ratify the constitution?
The percent of states that are needed to change the constitution is over 70%. This is what is referred to as super majority and requires at least 36 states.
What is congressional elaboration?
the process by which Congress makes informal changes to the Constitution. a feature of the constitution that makes it unnecessary for the constitution to be formally amended every time change is needed. An example is the judiciary act of 1789.
When was the Australian constitution drawn up?
Hello, The Annotated Constitution of The Australian Commonwealth By Quick and Garran. I believe to be aaccurate listing of the Australian Constitution. Its 1008 Pages tells it all. It's very intense and some 11 years of effort was put forward by a lot of people. Pages 253 to 261 lists most participants in its compilation. Any good Library should carry a copy. Regards, Peter.
How many states were needed to ratify the constitution and why?
9 states were needed to ratify the Constitution
What were the amendments and why did anti-federalists think they were needed?
The amendments are a change or minor improvement within the government. They believed that the power of the states would be destroyed by the new Constitution.
The implied powers suggested by the US Constitution show that the writers recognized the?
Powers of gov. Needed to be able to adopt to change
Countries without constitution and reason?
Great Britain, New Zealand and Israel. Reason is basically they never evolved as nations where a constitution was proposed or needed. They do have legislation covering many aspects found in other nations consitutions but operate very well without such a formal document. One of the benefits of not having one in a democracy like NZ with just one house of government the majority people's consent (referendum) is not needed to change a lot of minor aspects of the nation. New Zealand does however have a powerful Bill of Rights that protects its citizens.
Is the Constitution still needed today?
Yes, the Constitution is still needed today, especially for the freedoms of the people.
How many states needed to approve the constitution for it become official?
9 states are needed to ratify the constitution
