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Question
Read the following statements about a constitution. Give reasons if it is true or false.
The authority of the rules of the constitution is the same as that of any other law.
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Solution
True
The constitution is the supreme law of a country. It is the foundation of a democratic entity. The rules laid down in the constitution are the bases on which all the other laws are framed. Hence, it follows that the constitutional rules have the same authority, perhaps even greater, as any other law of the country.
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