CONSTITUTIONAL MAKING PROCESS AND CONSTITUTIONAL LEGITIMACY

General Instructions:

i. This work should be done in your groups.

ii. All group members should participate. Group leaders shall not include the list of non-
participant in the list of the group members.
iii. Avoid copying and pasting.
iv. You are advised to keep copies of the literatures used in your work.
v. You are allowed to add anything of value whose detail has not been provided below.
vi. Font: Times New Roman, Font Size: 12, Line Spacing 1.5
vii. Your work should not exceed more than 15 pages.

TASK:

1. What is Democracy?
2. Mention and explain types of democracy.
3. What is constitution making?
4. Who is responsible in making Constitutions?
5. What is constitutional legitimacy?
6. How are constitutions made?
a. Constitution making process,
b. Specialist bodies involved in the constitution making process
c. The roles of specialist bodies in the constitution making process
7. List the constitutions of Tanganyika, Zanzibar and the United Republic of Tanzania
8. Trace the constitution making process for the Constitutions of Tanganyika, Zanzibar and
the United Republic of Tanzania. In so doing, explain who made the constitutions, the
Specialist Bodies that were involved).
9. List the amendments made on the Constitution of the URT, give reasons for the said
amendments.
10. What moved the society from one constitution to another constitution? ( reasons for
constitutional making and amendments)
11. Evaluate the current URT constitution making process.(2010/2014)
12. What moved the URT society towards the making of the new constitution in 2013?
13. Trace the evolution of the constitution principles from the constitution of URT, 1977 to
the Proposed Constitution of 2014.
14. Assess the role of civil societies and political parties in constitution making.