6 Key functions of a Constitution

• Establishes the rules by which nationality is established (who is a citizen and how to become one)
• determines how political power should be distributed within the state, both federal and unitary. They determine the balance of power between government and parliament
• establishes the political process that makes the system weak
• what the limitsof governmental power should be
• asserts the right of citizens against the state
• constitutions contain rules for ammendments