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Does the Uk have a constitution? Does it matter?  

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Does the Uk have a constitution? Does it matter? Constitution can be defined as the rules and practices that determine the composition and functions of the organs of central and local government in a state and regulate the relationship between the individual and the state. It is the document or documents embodying the most important laws. Thus we can say that in general a constitution allocates authority within a country, by defining the powers of government and the rights of the citizen, Most states have a written constitution, one of the findamental provisions of which is that is can itself be amended only in accordance with a special procedure. Does the United Kingdom have one? Indeed the United Kingdom does not have a documented constituion, but are the rules of the constituion documented in other places - legislation, judicial decisions, the law and practice of Parliament and so on. So the question...

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