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Features or qualities of a good constitution.

Answer Text:
Features/qualities of a good constitution.
a) Definiteness; it must depict clear intelligence and one which facilitates thinking.
b) It should be comprehensive/ it must be short but inclusive of all the issues involved in government operation.
c) Should be durable and elastic/ it should neither be too rigid to amend or change nor so flexible as to encourage interference of its basic principle.
d) Should be able to protect fundamental rights and freedom of citizen/a bill of rights must be provided for in the constitution.
e) Amendment procedure must be stated clearly.
f) The constitution must be representative of the diverse social and political spectrum of the people.
g) It must exhibit supremacy of the people.
h) It must stipulate the choice of government through free and fair elections.
i) Statement of national wealth. /It must have a clear statement on how resources are to be managed and how wealth created is to be distributed.