HOW OR BY WHAT MEANS CAN A CONSTITUTION ENDURE OR HOW CAN THEY SURVIVE

  

       A constitution is a set of rules and regulations governing a country or may also be refer to the

supreme laws and rights upon which a country or state is founded, especially when it is seen as

embodying rights of its people. We have written and unwritten constitutions written constitution

 refers to a set of laws  often codified as a written document while the unwritten constitution refers

to one in which no single, formal document delineates the powers of a government and the limits

 thereof. However not all constitutions are realised due to certain lapses that

may appear during its functioning and below are some of the ways by which it can endure.

  To begin with, prevalence of a democratic culture is of essence in consideration of the endurance of

a constitution. Rule of law and constitutionalism are cornerstones of the constitution and reflects on

a country’s commitment to an orderly and civil society in which all are bound by the enduring rules,

principles and values of the constitution(lalonde v Ontario-2001).hence a fall in the various

democratic measures if the ways of the people in society are traditionally subjected to strict

authority.

    Again, for a constitution to endure, it has to be home grown and what this implies is that it has to

be established or founded based on the general approval of the people for whom it exists for. Since

such constitutions involve peoples internal set of rules they connect  effectively because most of

what it entails appear after several experiences over patterns of social relations  unlike for example,

in colonial times in Ghana for instance. the 1957 constitution was  given to us by the British hence

we saw it as strange institutions.

      Also, for a constitution to endure it has to involve the act of simplicity and realism in its

framework. In certain instances where a country’s constitution involves extreme goals and

objectives, its sustenance and realisation level is relatively low. It will be able to endure however if

 its  basic planning system are plain, straightforward and fits the basic traditions and norms of the

people in society. The  basic supporting structure of the constitution should therefore reflect on

achievable opportunities that are in no doubt of great need and value and most importantly real.

     Furthermore, for a constitution to endure, it has to possess certain dominant values. Despite its

characteristic of determining who must possess certain powers as well as its limitations or the

fundamental  laws, one important aspect is that it is an embodiment of the history and past events

 of the people it rules hence it is impossible for all of its ideas to be fully accomplished if their basis

of foundation are not considerate on the core values and norms  of the people in society. The past

should be the most fundamental reference point  for the constitution in this case.

      Finally, the relative modernisation and economic development goes a long way in endurance of a

constitution. The major concern of most people living in a country is the proper allocation of

available national economic and financial resources in order to create opportunities for them to

meet  or better say satisfy their basic necessities of life and this has over the years resulted in

different forms of protests. Constitutions must therefore assist its citizens well-being by meeting

their expectations  concerning their social and economic hassles.

           These are some of the explained numerous means how or by which means a constitution can

endure or survive in a country.