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- Constitutional_convention_(political_custom) abstract "A constitutional convention is an informal and uncodified procedural agreement that is followed by the institutions of a state. In some states, notably those Commonwealth of Nations states that follow the Westminster system and whose political systems derive from British constitutional law, most government functions are guided by constitutional convention rather than by a formal written constitution.In these states, actual distribution of power may be markedly different from those the formal constitutional documents describes. In particular, the formal constitution often confers wide discretionary powers on the head of state that, in practice, are used only on the advice of the head of government.Some constitutional conventions operate separate from or alongside written constitutions, such as in Canada since the constitutional reforms of 1982. Elsewhere, notably the United Kingdom which lacks a single overarching constitutional document, unwritten conventions are still of vital importance in understanding how the state functions. Everywhere, however, many old conventions have been replaced or superseded by laws (called codification).".
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- Constitutional_convention_(political_custom) subject Category:Constitutional_law.
- Constitutional_convention_(political_custom) subject Category:Legal_doctrines_and_principles.
- Constitutional_convention_(political_custom) subject Category:Traditions.
- Constitutional_convention_(political_custom) comment "A constitutional convention is an informal and uncodified procedural agreement that is followed by the institutions of a state.".
- Constitutional_convention_(political_custom) label "Constitutional convention (political custom)".
- Constitutional_convention_(political_custom) label "Convention constitutionnelle".
- Constitutional_convention_(political_custom) label "Convenzione costituzionale".
- Constitutional_convention_(political_custom) label "Конституционный обычай".
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