Sino US Comparative Constitutional

1) America constitution dignified, concise. Chinese constitution as a database, often additions.

American constitution only 7, and the bill of rights 10, only 17, from 1787 to the present, which lasted 225 years, only 17 amendments, each modification increased only 1 amendment; anyone, as long as the heart, can be skilled to backwards fluently degree. And the people's Republic of China for 63 years, has promulgated 5 different constitutional version, an average of 11 years and 1 constitutional version, the constitution of 1982 138, in addition to introduction a 1956 word, a total of 4 amendment, each session of the National People's Congress of constitutional amendment.

2) USA Constitution defines the government behavior, China constitutional restrictions on civil behavior

USA constitution and constitutional amendment of 143 "must not be" and "ought to be", the average to each have 20.5, all these "may not be" and "ought to be" point to "state", including "national, national institutions, national law, the national staff member", namely: the upper to the lower level is responsible for, the national not (or should) how to people; the people's Republic of China Constitution of 1982 36 ", should not", without a point to the "state", only 0.33 points to the "state organs", namely the thirty-sixth article of the constitution:"...... Any state organ, social organization or individual may compel citizens to believe or not to believe in a religion......" The remaining 35.67 ", should not" point to "place, organization, group, individual citizens".

3) let a person helpless the preamble to the Constitution

Constitution of the people's Republic of the most prominent is the preface. The preamble of the constitution has more than 1900 Chinese characters, "Mao Zedong" repeated 3 times, "the Communist Party of Chinese" 4, "" 36 times; its meaning is very important.

When we see American constitution, you'll be surprised, especially seen in front of the preface: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America

That's it, only 50 characters. Translated into Chinese as follows: "we the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of liberty, but for the United States of America to develop and establish this constitution". Translated into Chinese also but nearly a hundred words. Did not see what the war of independence, the great honor, right. Its core is form a more perfect Union (set up a powerful countries), but also must protect everyone's interests, to give the people bring happiness. It is a contract between government among people. To be constrained to limited government, democracy and freedom. Especially the "We the People" this sentence, almost cited the most often English.

While the preface Chinese the constitution of the people's Republic of China constitution won known to all praise: "Gothic constitution", "the Communist Party is to flatter" referred to.

In addition, expression of freedom of speech American Constitution: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances"

In America, civil liberties are natural, unalienable. In China, freedom is legally entitled to, at any time can be deprived of!

4) summary:

American constitution very precisely embodies the concept of "natural rights", the government is the people to establish, on He Fuyu the rights of citizens, the government what qualifications "to" the rights of citizens, it only need to do, can do is to set oneself cannot infringe citizen's rights.

 

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