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Constitutional and Administrative Law LW503 Ms S Greenland Group 18 Assessment One, Question 2 1850 Words Are conventions more than mere habits and do they serve a useful purpose? Give relevant examples. In order to assess whether conventions are merely habits I must first state what a habit and a convention is and what characteristics constitutional conventions share with habits. This is to show whether conventions are mere habits in the way that they are considered and acted on. In order to assess the extent of this and decide whether conventions are actually more useful it must be considered what purpose conventions actually serve and what would happen if we did not have conventions. I will also verify consequences that may occur from not following conventions to show that they hold a higher importance than a mere habit. Conventions are formal understandings of modes of practice within Government. They shape the way in which government functions,...

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