Introduction Despite some instances of similarities between the American constitution and the Canadian constitution, there are also some great differences. This has lead to the development of different academic journals that try to elaborate on these differences and similarities. Several reasons have been highlighted in an attempt to explain why Canadian and American constitutions differ. Theories on the American and Canadian Constitutions According to Edward, Curtis, and Baer (2000, 47), the past theorists tried to explain that these differences were brought about by the advent of the American Revolution. This view has been widely used in compiling and describing Canadian history. After the establishment of the United States, its founders adopted the idea of republicanism. This fascinated them because it emphasized inventions, independence, and the eradication of corruption. Many of the Americans feared coming up with a central government such as the one that was being practiced in the United Kingdom. On the other hand, the stalwarts who escaped from the thirteen colonies during the era of the American Revolution brought a great influence in Canada. They came with few republicanism ideologies. They also lead to the democratic rejection of the Canadian style of government at that time. George Woodcock argues that Americans are subverters who strongly follow ideas that they believe would lead to their country is the best in the world as well as being the role model to other countries when it comes to embracing democracy. For the Canadians, they opt to cling to their old loyalties. According to fragment theory brought forth by Louis Hartz in Canada, it asserts that Canada’s political practices resulted from the immigrants who established the country. He also argues that American political customs were brought by people who migrated from Britain to evade persecution due to their religious beliefs as well those who migrated to establish trade with the Americans. By 1800, most of the Canadians were stalwarts who had been driven out of America during the revolution. However, in the late 19th century, Canada experienced an influx of socialists from Europe as well as trade union members who significantly contributed to changes perceived in present Canada. Another thesis attributes the differences between the Canadian and the American constitutions to the differences in religious beliefs among the people who live in the two countries. For a long time, Americans were deep-seated Protestants with most of them being members of evangelical churches. On the contrary, most of the Canadians were cohorts of the Anglican Church (Edward, Curtis and Baer 2000, 45-65). Comparison between the two constitutions The two nations are currently governed through constitutions whereby the Canadian constitution is moderately written and moderately conventional. For the Americans, their constitution is entirely statute. For the two nations, the supreme courts act as the interpreters of the constitution even though the top court of the United States has been involved in constitution interpretation for a longer period than that of Canada. The Canadian constitution comprises laws derived from the parliament of the United Kingdom and the Canadian parliament. Other differences that are exhibited in th