There are various differences and similarities between the United State and the People’s Republic of China, while comparing their constitution. The first and obvious difference in those two constitutions is the number of amendments or articles in each constitution. The United States has twenty-seven amendments on total, while China’s constitution is very specific and has one hundred thirty-eight articles on total. The United States is an individualism country, on the other hand China is a socialist country. Thus, another difference between the constitution between China and the United States is the structure of each government. In China, the power is held in the hands of people, as the first article of China’s constitution mentions that “All power in the People's Republic of China belongs to the people.”, and in those of elected people in National People's Congress and the local …show more content…
The Constitution of the United States wrote the right on the First Amendment that the “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise…”. The Constitution of People’s Republic of China also mentions the freedom express right in the article 35. At the same time, the article 36 points that the citizens of People’s Republic of China can enjoy freedom of religious belief. However, there are some differences about the approaches to the freedom between those two countries. The First Amendment is not specific about what is and is not allowed when citizens express their freedom. Those were decided during the cases related the First Amendment. On the other hand, the constitution of China states some restriction about religion activities in article 36, “No one may make use of religion to engage in activities that disrupt public order, impair the health of citizens or interfere with the educational system of the
In the United States, each of the fifty states has its own states constitution, which contains the same basic provisions as the United States Constitution; however, states constitution is generally more detailed than the national constitution.In the United States, each of the fifty states has its own states constitution, which contains the same basic provisions as the United States Constitution; however, states constitution is generally more detailed than the national constitution.In the United States, each of the fifty states has its own states constitution, which contains the same basic provisions as the United States Constitution; however, states constitution is generally more detailed than the national constitution.In the United States,
Both of the constitution are similar by getting the job done. They both mention a leader and had laws to be followed. Have different levels of the leaders They both have to deal with members and ways to make everything equal. Both tried to keep peace between all the members.
There are many similarities between the two constitutions they both include, freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of opportunity, freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression. They also both agree that people have the right to work, to
different, with the Articles citing a more state-run nation and the Constitution having a more
Among many things to compare and contrast them, few of them are mentioned as follows: Sovereignty: Articles- states are sovereign, Constitution-people are sovereign as a nation. Executive: Articles- there was none, Constitution- president is the executive. Court system: Articles- no federal courts and disputes are solved by congress, constitution has federal court/supreme court system that resolves disputes. Taxes: Articles- Congress with no power to tax but only states, Constitution both congress and states have power to tax. Commerce and trade: Articles- congress did not have power over interstate and foreign trades, constitution- congress has a power of regulating its states and other nations as well.
The United States constitution and the Russian constitution both share similarities in which they lay out the governmental structure such as: the Federal, Legislative and Judicial branches, however, the details and power that lies under each of the branches is much different between the two constitutions. Both constitutions also have differences that can be attributed to the time in which it was constructed as one was drafted by revolutionary figures during the 18th century while the other was drafted after the fall of the Soviet Union.
One of the most significant changes in the Communist Party has been the distribution of power. In the days of Deng and Mao, for instance, the leader held the majority of power in the Chinese political system. In more recent years, however, the Communist Party has dictated more of the government's actions while the leader, Hu, has relinquished a fair amount of power and authority. This shift is exemplified by the author's idea, “In Mao’s and Deng’s days, the leaders towered
Legalism is an ancient Chinese philosophy of administration that believes that humans are more inclined to do wrong than right because they are motivated entirely by self-interest. Shi Huangdi was the founder of the Qin dynasty. After conquering the seven kingdoms in ancient China, he halted the Warring States Period and took the throne as the first emperor of the unified Chinese nation. He ruled on the basis of Legalism. To prevent criticism of his rule, Shi Huangdi ordered that all books that seemed to be useless or against him be burned. This included all poetry from the Chou dynasty and all books written by Confucian scholars. The only books from previous eras that Shi Huangdi let off were the practical ones about medicine and farming. Focusing on the issue of media censorship, the current Chinese government governs in a similar way to the way Qin Shi Huangdi once governed. China still blocks and monitor citizens access to several social media services and shuts down media entertainment programs during government events. While some may see this as an extreme form of censorship, we must consider the fact that several other countries have similar policies in place.
In both China and the United States, the judicial system is composed of courts that contain several different levels. However, there is a basic structural difference between the Chinese and American legal systems. In America, the three branches of government are supposed to be separate, so that the court system is supposed to be beyond party politics and partisan antics. This separate system of checks and balances does not exist in China. On the contrary, the judicial branch is not independent. It is meant as an extension of the government, and therefore of the single political party with any power in China. The distinction between American judicial independence and Chinese judicial dependence may be one of the most critical differences between the two systems because the American judicial branch is meant to act as a check and balance with the other systems, while China's three-part system has the same branches but lacks the same independence.
According to First Amendment of US constitution, people have freedom in choosing their religion; any organization or laws cannot prohibit this right. Similarly, the section 6 Freedom of worship in Texas Constitution expressed the same concept; all men have the ability to worship the Almighty God, depend on their own concern. However, the First amendment and Section 6 have some differences. The First amendment contains 2 more freedom in human rights; freedom of speech and in the press. It means that no matter what situation people have power in publishing or talking anything they want. While the Freedom of Worship only contains the protection in religion. It stated that no one can control or interfere with one’s religion. Further, Legislature
The First Amendment of the Constitution says that the Congress cannot make a law that forces people to follow one religion or prohibit free speech. It also says that people have the right to hold peaceful assemblies to make a change. This allows people to have opinions and express them freely as long as they are peaceful.
Chinese state and that was the major sticking point for the religion in China. For
The United Kingdom’s constitution provided more protection because in China, the central governing party is the Communist Party and although power is given to the National People’s Congress to make decisions, most of those members belong to the founding Communist Party.
The freedom of religion is also violated. This is evident when China prohibits all religious activities outside establishments registered; only four religions which are Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity and Islum, are permitted for people to practise and contents are monitored and sometimes modified. The government has endeavoured to eliminate many types of new religious group, including Falun Gong. Falun gong has been banned since 1999; security forces kidnap and arrest thousands of Falun Gong leaders, approximately 3000 practitioners were tortured to death and 6000 was sent to prison(Human rights watch, 2002), because it had been the most serious threat to the government since the 1989 Tiananmen student uprising. The governments do not approve of religious performance, so people would not share ideas that are not beneficial to obedience under a communist regime.
China has been in a state of revolution and reform since the Sino-Japanese war of 1895. As a result of Japan’s victory over Russia in 1905, China’s constitutional reform movement gathered momentum. This forced the Manchu government by public opinion to make gestures of preparation for a constitutional government, an act to which reformers in exile responded enthusiastically by establishing a Political Participation Society (Cheng-wen-she) (1, pg.84).