Constitutionalism

Consitutionalism is a non-quadrant ideology that can be defined either as a political system based on the constitution and constitutional methods of governance or as the mechanism of state power limited by the constitution.

According to Gerhard Casper: "Constitutionalism has both descriptive and prescriptive connotations. Used descriptively, it refers chiefly to the historical struggle for constitutional recognition of the people's right to 'consent' and certain other rights, freedoms, and privileges. Used prescriptively, its meaning incorporates those features of government seen as the essential elements of the... Constitution".

History
Constitutionalism has its origins in the ancient Greek constitutions of centuries before our era, which are known only from the works of Aristotle. During the period of the Principate, together with the acts of the Roman Senate, imperial prescriptions of various kinds appeared, which were called constitutions (constitutio ediktum, mandatum, decretum, rescriptum). Their content and place in the development of the legal system of Rome is of interest primarily as a stepping stone into the etymology of the concept.

Closer to the modern notion of the constitutional acts of the Magna Carta ( Kingdom of England, 1215), Bill of Rights (England, 1688 or 1689), which already see the constitutional ideas of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen ( France, 1789) that human rights should be recognized as "natural, inalienable, sacred" are examined.

Friendly

 * [[File:Enlightnenment.png]] Enlightenment - Thanks for bringing some change to this world!
 * [[File:Clib.png]] Classical Liberalism - Cares about liberty (and probably took some inspiration from me), which I respect.
 * [[File:Libertarian.png]] American Libertarianism - Good job at spreading my ideas to the New World.
 * [[File:Frencons.png]] French Constitutionalism - The early stages of the revolution were pretty based.
 * [[File:Conmon.png]] Constitutional Monarchism - How monarchism should be.
 * [[File:Feuillant.png]] Feuillantism - Another based french revolutionary.

Mixed

 * [[File:Jack.png]] Jacobinism - Oh my goodness! What happened to you?!
 * [[File:Enlightmon.png]] Enlightened Absolutism - uh, I guess you're okay, but where's the constitution?

Negative

 * [[File:Abmon.png]] Absolute Monarchism - Limit your power, dammit!
 * [[File:Bonaparte.png]] Bonapartism - You were doing so well, but you just had to give yourself absolute power!

Further Information

 * Constitutionalism
 * Magna Carta
 * Bill of Rights
 * Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen de 1789