Concept information
Preferred term
constitutional democracy
Definition
- A constitutional democracy is a form of representative, democratic governance, in which the constitution, or rule of law, is supreme. This type of democracy is premised on the doctrine of the separation of powers, resulting in a system of checks and balances. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Constitutional Democracy]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/constitutional_democracy
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