Constitutional Government

The word constitutional implies as per the provisions of the constitution, and as such a constitutional government is the one that has been chosen by the people of the country on the basis of free and fair elections and that works by the rule book. What this means is that the powers of the government are limited. A constitutional government is thus also a limited government.

Limited power with the government is a clear ploy to ensure that the leaders of the government do not misuse the powers they have been granted by the constitution of the country. Even the President of the country is not above the laws of the land. In a constitutional government, there are effective checks and controls to have a control over the powers of those in authority. This is deliberate so as to protect the rights of the individual citizens of the country.