Consider the following statements : A Constitutional Government is one which 1. places effective restrictions on individual liberty in the interest of State Authority 2. places effective restrictions on the Authority of the State in the interest of individual liberty Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A constitutional government is based on the core concept of **Limited Government**, where the constitution serves as a legal instrument to restrict the powers of the state to protect individual rights. Statement 2 is correct because the primary purpose of constitutionalism is to prevent arbitrary rule by placing effective legal boundaries on state authority. Statement 1 is incorrect because prioritizing state authority over individual liberty is a characteristic of authoritarianism, whereas a constitutional framework seeks to balance power by limiting the government.