Is the constitution an "act of legislation"?
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No, it is the basis for which the legislature has authority to act, as well as the executive and judicial branches. An act of legislation is subject veto by the executive branch, and/or judicial review for the constitutionality of the law passed by Congress. Those powers are set forth in the Constitution. The Constitution provides the limits on the powers of the elected officials, and insures that no one branch becomes more powerful than the others, each are subject to the oversight (the "checks and balances") of the others.
No. It is above and supercedes legislation. It was ratified by the people through constitutional committees.
No. The constitution is an act entered into by the people to determine how they are to be governed and sets up seperate branches of government.
(Query: If the Constitution creates the legislature, who would have passed the constitution, were it an act of legislation?)
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