Belize Culture
Monday, January 14, 2008
Government and Politics
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BELIZE'S CONSTITUTIONAL and political institutions have roots in the country's origins as a settlement of British subjects, who carr...
CONSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND
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Constitutional and Political Structures Prior to Independence Constitutional and political development in Belize prior independence in 1981 ...
The Public Meeting and the Superintendent, pre-1854
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The ambiguous status of British loggers who settled in Spanish territory hindered the early development of government institutions in the ar...
Elected Legislative Assembly, 1854-70
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The new constitution replaced the Public Meeting with a Legislative Assembly with eighteen elected members. In addition, the superintendent ...
Crown Colony, 1871-1935
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The governor and his appointed council governed British Honduras after it was declared a crown colony in 1871. The exact composition of the ...
The Return to Elected Government, 1936-53
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Resenting the pressure that had been brought to bear upon them to grant reserve powers, the unofficial members of the Legislative Council su...
Constitution of 1954 and Extension of Suffrage, 1954-60
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The constitution of 1954 extended suffrage to all literate British subjects over the age of twenty-one. The new constitution also replaced t...
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