Why was making a new Constitution more important than only removing old laws in South Africa?

Correct answer: Because the new democracy needed shared rules and rights

Correct answer: B. Removing discriminatory laws is necessary, but it only removes part of the old system. A new democracy also needs positive rules explaining how institutions will work, how power will be divided, how leaders will be chosen and which rights all citizens possess. South Africa therefore needed a Constitution that created a common framework for people who had experienced deep racial conflict. A is wrong because old apartheid laws did not automatically provide justice; they supported inequality. B is correct because shared rules and rights helped build equal citizenship and a lawful democratic order. C is wrong because a Constitution normally organises and protects democratic participation rather than stopping voting. D is wrong because a Constitution has real legal and political force. Memory cue: ending injustice removes the old order; constitution-making builds the new one.