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Zorluk: ZorTypes and Classification of Constitutions

Country X operates under a single, codified constitutional document. However, its provisions state that any clause can be altered through a simple majority vote in the central legislature, following the exact procedure used for passing ordinary statutory laws. Based on constitutional classification criteria, how is the constitution of Country X correctly classified?

  1. A
    Written and rigid
  2. Written and flexibleCevap
  3. C
    Unwritten and flexible
  4. D
    Unwritten and rigid

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Written and flexible
Constitutions are classified by form (written or unwritten) and by process of amendment (rigid or flexible). Because Country X has a single codified document, it is written. Because amendments require no special, complex procedures beyond a simple majority vote, it is flexible. Thus, the correct classification is written and flexible.

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1
Analyze the form of the constitution
Since the constitution is embodied in a single, systematic, and codified document, its structural classification by form is a written constitution.
Classification by form depends on whether the fundamental laws are formally written in one document or drawn from multiple uncodified sources.
2
Analyze the amendment procedure of the constitution
Since the amendment process requires only a simple majority in the legislature—the same process used for ordinary statutes—it is classified by amendment procedure as a flexible constitution.
Classification by alterability depends on whether special, complex procedures (rigid) or standard legislative procedures (flexible) are required to amend it.
3
Combine the classifications
The constitution of Country X is both written (form) and flexible (method of amendment).
A written form does not dictate rigidity; flexibility is strictly determined by the ease of the amendment process.

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