The constituent power is empowered to define the legal system of a region.
The term constituent derives from Latin, as it is the result of the union of several components of said language: the prefix "with-", which is equivalent to "together" or "all"; the verb "statuare", which is synonymous with "establish"; the suffix "-ente", which can be translated as "agent" or "the one who performs the action."
Constituent is a word that, depending on the context and its use, can appear as an adjective or as a noun . A constituent is defined as that or that which composes, fixes or forms something .
For example: "Ceramics are the main constituent of this artistic work, which also includes wood, stone and dry leaves" , "Tomorrow the constituent convention promoted by the ruling party will begin" , "I am a constituent member of this board of directors and not "I'm going to let them ignore my opinion."
constituent power
The constituent power is known as that which has the power to dictate the legal order of a territory and to impose its fundamental norms. This power , therefore, is what supports the creation of a State and the establishment of its political organization, as well as its subsequent modification.
It is interesting to determine that there is also what is called the constituent process. This, which becomes a fundamental piece of democracy, is one that is launched with the clear objective of shaping a constitution that is adjusted and appropriate to the needs of the population at all times.
The idea of syntactic constituent appears in the field of grammar.
Differences with the constitutional reform
Although both concepts are sometimes confused, the constituent process differs significantly from a constitutional reform. And this aims to make a series of modifications to the Magna Carta while the first seeks to give the opportunity to citizens, who have the constituent power, to create a new one. The constitutional reform does not question the legitimacy of the changes proposed to the articles of the constitution, while the constituent process seeks democratic legitimacy.
As a general rule, this aforementioned process is made up of three fundamental phases: the calling of a referendum to initiate and legitimize it, the creation and drafting of the constitution by the representatives who have been elected in the elections, and finally an approval referendum.
A constituent assembly , in this sense, is the entity that is formed ad hoc to modify or create a constitution . This organism can have different configurations. The individual who is chosen to be part of this type of assemblies is known as a constituent: "In 1993 I was a constituent and promoted the reform of the constitution," "Our political party will contribute eight constituents to the assembly."
In the same way, we have to highlight the existence of what is known as Constituent Cortes, which have the power to carry out the dictation, or the reform, of the pertinent constitution if they deem it appropriate for the good of a country.
syntactic constituent
At the level of grammar , the term (or the grouping of them) that acts as a unit within the framework of the hierarchy that exists within a sentence is called a syntactic constituent . Although all syntactic constituents are made up of one or more words, not all words function as syntactic constituents in the sentence.
It is usually possible to decompose a constituent into two or more subgroups, each of which represents a constituent. The order of the constituents that make up a sentence is calculated based on the possibility of decomposing them into subconstituents. Normally, traditional grammar calls any syntactic constituent that has a minimum of two elements a phrase , something that is currently not entirely correct.