Useful information on rigid and flexible constitution. A rigid constitution is one which cannot be amended in the manner in which ordinary laws can be amended. There is always a special procedure for the amendment.
What are the merits and demerits of Rigid constitution? A rigid constitution is stable and permanent. It is not a plaything in the hands of a partisan legislature. It cannot be amended easily under the pressure of popular slogans.
According to Bryce, the real basis of classifying constitutions lies in the procedure of constitutional amendment and distinction between constitutional laws and ordinary laws. That classifies the constitution as rigid or flexible.
A Rigid constitution is that which cannot be changed easily and a flexible constitution is that which can be amended without much difficulty. No constitution of Great Britain is flexible in nature, while that of the U.S.A quite rigid.