Principles
"In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful"
These are the opening words of the Egyptian preamble. This line immediately establishes that the Egyptian government will be a religious one, and that religion will play a large role in the governing of the country, unlike in the United States.
In Article Two of the Egyptian Constitution, Islam is established as the religion of the state, and that the principles of the Islamic Sharia will be the main source of legislation. This principle is very different from the United States, where there is an amendment that forbids the government from establishing a religion. |
AVOIDING A KING
Because Egypt had just come out of a monarchy when they wrote their constitution, Article 26 forbids civil titles, in order to avoid another king. In the U.S. Constitution, this is also forbidden; it states, "No Title of Nobility shall be granted", since when it was founded, the United States had also just come out of a monarchy.
Along with trying to avoid a king, the Egyptian constitution wants to give more power to the people. In the preamble, it is stated that "This is [the people's] will and this is the Constitution of [the people's] revolution", to show that the constitution was written in the name of and for the sake of the people of the country.
Along with trying to avoid a king, the Egyptian constitution wants to give more power to the people. In the preamble, it is stated that "This is [the people's] will and this is the Constitution of [the people's] revolution", to show that the constitution was written in the name of and for the sake of the people of the country.
PUBLIC OFFICES
In Egypt, public offices are granted on the basis of merit, according to their constitution, like they are in the United States. Along with this, public offices are held under oath, which is also similar to the U.S. government. However, in Egypt, the oaths are very religious: "I swear by Almighty God to loyally uphold the republican system".
SOURCES
“Egyptian Constitution.” Constitute, www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Egypt_2014?lang=en. Accessed 24 May 2017.
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