Classwork 7 The Written Constitution

YEAR 8 CLASSWORK 7 THE WRITTEN CONSTITUTION OF 1959 10 MARKS

1. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE COMMITTEE FORMED IN 1953? (1) -

TUJUH SERANGKAI.

2. GIVE THE MAIN AIMS OF THE COMMITTEE? (2) -

FIND OUT PEOPLE’S VIEWS ON THE IDEA OF WRITTEN CONSTITUTION FOR BRUNEI.

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PREPARE A DETAILED REPORT FOR THE SULTAN.

3. WHAT WAS THE AIM OF THE MAY 1954 MEETING? (1) -

TO DISCUSS THE FINDINGS OF THE ‘TUJUH SERANGKAI’ COMMITTEE

RESUME TEACHING

4. WHO REPRESENTED THE BRITISH IN THE MARCH 1959 LONDON DELEGATION? (1) -

SIR ALLAN LENNOX – BOYD, THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE COLONIES.

5. WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THE MARCH 1959 LONDON DELEGATION? (2) -

THE DELEGATION WAS SUCCESSFUL.

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THE BRITISH ACCEPTED THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION.

6. WHO SIGNED THE CONSTITUTION AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE BRITISH IN 1959? (1) -

SIR ROBERT SCOTT

7. SOAS II WROTE A POEM ABOUT THE WRITTEN CONSTITUTION. WHAT WAS IT CALLED? (1) -

SYAIR PERLEMBAGAAN NEGERI BRUNEI

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8. HOW DID THE 1959 WRITTEN CONSTITUTION CHANGE THE POWER OF THE SULTAN? (1) -

THE SULTAN BECAME THE SUPREME HEAD OF STATE.

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THE SULTAN GOT HIS POWER BACK FROM THE BRITISH RESIDENT.

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THERE WAS NO MORE BRITISH RESIDENT SO SULTAN HAS THE ABSOLUTE CONTROL.