The Constitution and its Relationship to the Legislature

This document explores the relationship between the constitution and the legislature. The paper starts by setting out the impact of the constitution on the legislature, including, but not limited to the fact that the constitution is the source of the legislature's existence, and the constitution provides the details concerning the country's political party system and the structure of the government. The paper then describes the various structures a constitution can take, the legal requirements usually imposed for the amendment or reform of a constitution, and the benefits of constitutional engineering. The paper ends with a look at the case study of Poland and the relationship between its constitution and executive and legislative relations.