THE CONTENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.

The Malaysian Constitution contains 15 sections, 183 Clauses or Articles and 13 Schedules. The Malaysian Constitution is supreme and is above Parliament and the judiciary (in Britain the Parliament is considered the highest body because it has unlimited legal powers). In Malaysia , the Constitution gives Parliament and the court their powers according to certain provisions and for certain situations only. The Malaysian Constitution gives Parliament the power to make the Federal laws (ACTS) and DUN, the state laws or enacments. Besides clear power separation between the Federation and the State, the Constitution also makes provisions for certain comman areas of legislation by both Parliament and DUN (State Assamble) by : Malaysian Studies / Nationhood and Citizenship.