nature and principles

• what was the connecticut compromise?

  bicameral legislature where one house has representation according to population size and one represented equally
• historical setting of the constitution-

  55 delegates from 12 / 13 states took part

  overall aim was to create a strong government whilst protecting individual freedoms
• what is the nature of the constitution?

  entrenched rights

  Judicable within a federal system of government

  codified
• what is an advantage of the silence and vagueness of the constitution

  it can be partially interpreted to fit some changes in society
• what is a disadvantage of the vagueness and silence of the constitution

  it can lead to confusion like with the right to bare arms - language is outdated