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Whats the difference between small-c and Capital-C constitutions

I have a slight idea as to what a constitution is but I have never even heard of a small c and capital C constitution. Whats the difference?

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So, presuming you know broadly what a constitution is (ie. the rules and systems for governance of that country - obviously very rough definition) then its pretty simple. A constitution is a generic term, so for example 'constitutions around the world differ from each other'. A Constitution is specific to a country, for example the Constitution of the United States. More often than not, Capital-C Constitution is used for countries which have a written constitution such as the US, and small-c is used for countries which don't have a formal Constitutional document etc such as the UK.

Google Anthony King, he uses this distinction and reading his work will help clarify this further.

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