From a perspective of how hard it is to subdue

Edit: sorry for info-dumping guys. Constitutions are my special imrerest and I wanted to hear other people’s thoughts.

  • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.mlOP
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    Czechia: IMO pretty durable

    • Two chambers – House and Senate
    • one is proportional, one is majoritarian => different compositions
    • Senate has staggered terms, takes 6 years to replace
    • Need 60% in both for constitutional changes

    Here comes the clever part:

    Abolishing democracy would requite breaking a Catch-22. All you need to govern is a majority in the lower house. Hence populist leaders only fight to gain majorities in the House. The Senate is powerless when it comes to everyday government (it can be overruled) and only has teeth when it comes to blocking changes to the constitution. Most emotionally driven voters find the Senate pointless and hence do not go to vote in its elections. The only people who go to vote in Senate elections are those who understand its importance as a constitutional break. So the chamber self-filters an electorate that finds democracy important.