Question

How is the Constitution a significant document?

Answer 1

A Constitution does many things:

• First, it generates a degree of trust and coordination that is necessary for different kind of people to live together;
  
• Second, it specifies how the government will be constituted, who will have power to take which decisions;
  
• Third, it lays down limits on the powers of the government and tells us what the rights of the citizens are;
• Fourth, it expresses the aspirations of the people about creating a good society.