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180. What was Wrong with Chile’s Constitution? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

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What Is a Constitution?

Earlier this year Chile announced plans to produce the world's most progressive constitution. It would have guaranteed legal protection for the environment and indigenous peoples. This new constitution would have gone beyond most other constitutions in the world by focusing on social and economic rights, rather than just political and legal rights. And then, it was rejected. Most Chileans decided against the new constitution. Today, I'm going to explain the ideas behind constitutions. Then I will discuss why Chile's proposed constitution was so remarkable and why it failed.

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