Research Paper on:
Twenty First Century and Appropriateness of Australia's Constitution

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the possibilities of "updating" or even reconstructing their governmental structures in ways that acknowledge the realities of life in the 21st century. By extension, this requires that such nations reconsider  the validity and appropriateness of one of their most basic components of their democracy -- the constitution. Australia offers an interesting example of the ways in which it is possible  to question whether or not the constitution is still appropriate for the "Information Age" world of 2003 and beyond. The student preparing a research report on this topic will want  to consider a number of factors, not the least of which is his or her own personal opinion and belief systems. Historical Perspective Moeller and McKay (2000) point out that:  "The legal tradition and common law of Australia and the United States are similar, both stemming from the histories of English common law" (pp. 294). The student working on this  project may or may not be aware of the fact that the debate over the past two decades or more in the United States regarding its constitution is the fact  that framers of the constitution did not intend for it to be a static document or one that would not be able to address the current realities of the American  people. As visionary as the men who created the American constitution were, they could not have possibly imagined the modern world as it has become. Therefore, those in favor of  modifying a particular aspect of the constitution, whether it has to do with the right to "bear arms" or womens rights or any other issue, have made the valid point  that times have changed and that the Constitution must, in fact, may even have an obligation to change with the times. Moeller and McKay explain that the Australian Constitution