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Why do we need a constituent assembly elected by people? |
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Answer» A constituent assembly or constitutional assembly is a body or assembly of popularly elected representatives composed for the purpose of DRAFTING or adopting a document called the constitution. The constituent assembly is a subset of a constitutional convention elected entirely by popular VOTE; that is, all constituent assemblies are constitutional conventions, but a constitutional convention is not NECESSARILY a constituent assembly. As the fundamental document CONSTITUTING a state, a constitution cannot normally be modified or amended by the state's normal legislative procedures; instead a constitutional convention or a constituent assembly, the RULES for which are normally laid down in the constitution, must be set up |
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