Episode number 6 of Series “The Commonwealth of Nations”.
A review of how British constitutional government and British forms of law and order became a valued heritage and a unifying link between members of the Commonwealth. The film moves from one Commonwealth country to another to observe how the democratic formula of government is exercised and kept flexible according to the changing ideas of the time, while the Crown symbolizes a continuity and permanence free of politics. A most significant test of this principle was that of India’s rise to nationhood. Edgar McInnis comments on how institutions inherited from Britain were preserved in the country’s statutes.
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ACMI Identifier
321876
Language
English
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Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Colonies
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Commonwealth of Nations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Democracy
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Foreign relations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Imperialism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Nationalism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
History → Colonies
History → Commonwealth of Nations
History → Constitutional history
History → Great Britain - History
History → History
History → India - History - Autonomy and independence movements
History → India - History - British occupation, 1765-1947
History → Monarchy - Great Britain
Short films
Short films → Short films - Canada
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Sound
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Black and White
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16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)