‘ Constitution’ is a compact document that comprises a number of articles about the state, specifying how the state is to be constituted and what norms it should follow.
Functions of a Constitution:
The first function of a constitution is to provide a set of basic rules that allow for minimal coordination amongst members of society.
Hence statement 1 is correct.
The second function of a constitution is to specify who has the power to make decisions in a society .
It decides how the government will be constituted .
Hence statement 2 is correct.
A constitution is a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is constituted or governed.
The third function of a constitution is to set some limits on what a government can impose on its citizens .
Hence statement 3 is correct.
These limits are fundamental in the sense that the government may never trespass them .
The fourth function of a constitution is to enable the government to fulfil the aspirations of a society and create conditions for a just society .
Constitutions are not only rules and regulations controlling the powers of the government .
They also give powers to the government for pursuing the collective good of society.
The Constitution expresses the fundamental identity of people .
This means the people as a collective entity comes into being only through the basic constitution .
It is by agreeing to a basic set of norms about how one should be governed , and who should be governed that one forms a collective identity .