Outline the major features of the constitution of a state

1. PREAMBLE: A constitution contains a preamble which
   declares its aspiration and the ideological
   stand of the constitution.
2. THE
   SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: A constitution defines the system of
   government that operates in a country, for example, it
   states whether the system of government
   is parliamentary or presidential.
3. THE
   TENURE OF OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT: A constitution states how long a government
   can stay in office. For instance, the Nigerian
   constitution slates that a government
   must stay in office for four years.
4. THE
   SCOPE AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT:  A constitution defines the powers and duties
   of the three organs of government namely, the
   legislature, the executive, and the judiciary.
5. THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE: It states
   the types of political structure in a country, for instance, whether a country is unitary or
   federal or confederal. 
6. FUNDAMENTAL
   OBJECTIVES OF THE STATE: A constitution states the fundamental
   objectives and principles of
   a country, for example, the constitution of Nigeria states that the country is based on the principles
   of democracy and social justice.
7.  HOW
   POLITICAL LEADERS ARE ELECTED: A constitution states how the political
   leaders of a country can be elected, e.g. It states
   whether they can be elected by simple majority
   votes or by absolute majority.
8.  THE PARTY
   SYSTEM: A constitution states the type of party system a country must operate. There could be a zero party system, one
   party system, two party system or
   multi-party system.
9.  CITIZENSHIP: A
   constitution defines the qualification for citizenship. It defines who the citizen of a country are and
   how citizenship can be acquired.
10. THE PROCESS OF
    AMENDMENT: A constitutions states the process by which
    it can be amended. This is very common with
    all rigid constitutions where the methods of amending the
    constitution are clearly stated in the constitution.
11.  FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS: It defines the rights of citizens, their-duties and obligations to
    the state.