Australia has a constitution because it's a democracy and also because:
a) it separated itself from Another Country and
b) because it was comprised of (in 1900) several different colonies with differing constitutions
The United States constitution was not written in 1776. The Constitution was written in 1787 after the declaration of independence was written in 1776.
The Constitution was written in Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was written.
they are: written constitution, unwritten constitution, flexible constitution and rigid constitution.
Australia's constitution was decided by the Constitutional Convention which met in 1897 to develop a constitution for the proposed federation. Discussion of the constitution commenced on 22 March 1897. After not being accepted by the states the first time, the amended Commonwealth Constitution was given Royal Assent on 9 July 1900. On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies was achieved, the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed, and the Australian Constitution was officially adopted.
It was written to win support for the Constitution in New York.
No. Australia was federated under the Constitution written in 1901, which was the same constitution we have now.
It was debated and written at the constitutional conventions of the 1890's
During the constitutional conventions of the 1890's
The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act.
Yes, the United States of America does have a constitution written down on paper. It was ratified in 1789.
David Henry Drummond has written: 'Australia's changing constitution' -- subject(s): Constitutional history
Thomas Cornelius Brennan has written: 'Interpreting the constitution' -- subject(s): Australia. Court of conciliation and arbitration, Constitutional law
1897-1898 at the Constitutional Convention, passed by the UK parliament in 1900 and came into effect in 1901
It was written at the constitutuional conventions in 1897 and 1898, it was passed by the UK parliament in 1900 and came into effect in 1901
The Australia constitution applies to all Australians, there has never been a Constitution just for the Australian Aboriginal people.
No. But it will have a written constitution after 2013.
Substantially it was written at the three sessions of the Constitutional Convention held over 1897 and 1898, it was passed by the british parliament in 1900 as the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act and came into legal force on January 1st 1901