美国宪法构造的历史逻辑及其宪政文化意义

一方面 ,美国宪法成长的历史轨迹充分反映了宪法发展的自我逻辑 ,并影响和规定了美国宪法的构造。美国宪法的架构是美国社会变迁的制度轨迹 ,其构造规定着美国的权力结构及其行使方式 ,蕴涵了权利至上的宪政理念 ,也塑造了美国独有的分权制衡模式并深刻地影响了西方的宪政架构。另一方面 ,美国宪法的成长有其深厚的社会基础 :以普通法为中心的自然法理念奠定了美国宪法成长的观念性基础 ;多元利益集团是美国宪法得以产生的社会结构基础 ;市场经济的发展对美国宪法的成长提供源源不断的动力。

The Historic Logic and Cultural Significance of American Constitutional Framework

The historic trace of the development of American Constitution reflects fully the logic of the development of Constitution, influences and defines the framework of American Constitution. This framework is a systematic trace of American social changes; defines the American power structure and its operation;contains in itself the constitutional idea of supreme right ; shapes the unique American power-sharing and power-balanced model, as well as influencing deeply the occidental constitutional framework. On the other hand, the development of American Constitution finds its bulky base in society:the ideas of natural laws centering on common laws founds the conceptional basis for the development of American Constitution; the multi-interest groups as the social institutional basis for its emergence; and the development of market economy as its incessant driving force for development.