Constitutions can be defined in a variety of different ways. Duchacek , in 1970 described constitutions as "power maps", in which the formal powers of the state are described and distributed. A more explicit definition can be gauged from Robertson , who describes the constitution as, "a set of rights, powers and procedures regulating the structure of, and relationships among the public authorities and between the public authorities and the citizens." This long definition is condensed by Watson , who describes constitutions as the "rules of the political game" and "the laws that govern the governors." Constitutions usually have come...
lost the support of the military, there would then be scope for change

Constitutions are not always liable to succeed; the above examples indicate that. A successful one allows change, can be interpreted by the judiciary and is assisted by a healthy economic climate. A failure is doomed to be ineffective because it is too restrained, and not allowed to change as society develops. Explanations for the success and failure of constitutions can be diverse, particularly in today's global society; the reasons above are only a selection of what can constitute a constitutional success or failiure.