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The constitution is the supreme law of a place. It defines the fundamental legal and political principles, including e.g. the rights of the people and the structure of government.
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| x United States Constitution |
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United States of America | Philadelphia Convention | First Amendment to the United States Constitution |
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. It was adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 17, 1787, and later ratified by conventions in each state in the name of ...
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| x Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany |
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Germany | Parliamentary Council |
The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is the constitution of Germany. It was formally approved on 8 May 1949, and, with the signature of the Allies, came into effect on 23 May 1949...
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| x Weimar Constitution |
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Germany | Weimarer Nationalversammlung |
The Constitution of the German Reich (German: Die Verfassung des Deutschen Reichs), usually known as the Weimar Constitution (Weimarer Verfassung) was the constitution that governed the Weimar Republic (1919-1933). The constitution technically...
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| x Meiji Constitution |
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The Constitution of the Empire of Japan (Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國憲法 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国憲法, Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kenpō), more commonly known as the Imperial or Meiji Constitution, was the fundamental law of the Empire of Japan from 29 November 1890 until 2 May...
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| x Iran Constitution of 1906 |
The Iran Constitution of 1906 was Iran's first constitution that resulted from the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. It divides into five chapters with many articles that developed over several years. Major revisions went into effect after the...
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| x Constitution of Australia |
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Australia |
The Constitution of Australia is the supreme law under which the Australian Commonwealth Government operates. It consists of several documents. The most important is the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Constitution was approved in...
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| x Constitution of Canada |
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Canada |
The Constitution of Canada (La Constitution du Canada in French) is the supreme law in Canada; the country's constitution is an amalgamation of codified acts and uncodified traditions and conventions. It outlines Canada's system of government, as...
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| x New Zealand constitution |
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New Zealand |
The constitution of New Zealand consists of a collection of statutes (Acts of Parliament), Treaties, Orders-in-Council, Letters patent, decisions of the Courts and unwritten constitutional conventions. There is no one supreme document — the New...
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| x Constitution of the Philippines |
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The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas) is the supreme law of the Philippines.
The Constitution currently in effect was enacted in 1987, during the administration of President Corazon Aquino, and is popularly...
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| x Constitution of Fiji |
The 1997 Constitution of Fiji was the supreme law of Fiji from its adoption in 1997 until 2009 when it was abolished by President Josefa Iloilo. It also was not in force after the 2000 Fijian coup d'état led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama.
The...
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| x Constitution of Japan |
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Japan |
The Constitution of Japan (Shinjitai: 日本国憲法 Kyūjitai: 日本國憲法, Nihon-Koku Kenpō) has been the founding legal document of Japan since 1947. The constitution provides for a parliamentary system of government and guarantees certain fundamental rights....
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| x Constitution of Mexico |
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Mexico |
The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1917 is the present constitution of Mexico. It was drafted in Santiago de Querétaro by a Constitutional Convention during the Mexican Revolution. It was approved by the Constitutional...
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| x Constitution of France | France |
The current Constitution of France was adopted on October 4, 1958. It is typically called the Constitution of the Fifth Republic, and replaced that of the Fourth Republic dating from 1946. Charles de Gaulle was the main driving force in introducing...
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| x Constitution of India |
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India |
The Constitution of India (Hindi: भारतीय़ संविधान, see names in other Indian languages) is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, establishing the structure, procedures, powers and duties, of...
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| x Constitution of Denmark |
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Denmark |
The Constitutional Act of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks Riges Grundlov) is the Kingdom of Denmark's constitution, or fundamental law. It was signed on 5 June 1953 as "the existing law, for all to unswerving comply with, the Constitutional Act of Denmark...
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| x Constitution of the United Kingdom |
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United Kingdom |
The constitution of the United Kingdom is the set of laws and principles under which the United Kingdom is governed.
The UK has no single constitutional document comparable to those of most other nations. It is therefore often said that the country...
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| x Constitution of Iraq | Iraq |
The constitution of Iraq forms the legal basis for the government of Iraq.
The current constitution was approved by a referendum that took place on 15 October 2005. The constitution was drafted in 2005 by members of the Iraqi Constitution Drafting...
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| x Constitution of South Africa | South Africa |
The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the country of South Africa. It provides the legal foundation for the existence of the Republic of South Africa, sets out the rights and duties of the citizens of South Africa, and defines the...
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| x Spanish Constitution of 1978 |
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Spain |
The Constitution of Spain is regarded as the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy. It was enacted after a referendum on 6 December 1978 after approval by 88% of voters.
The constitutional history of Spain dates back to the constitution...
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| x Spanish Constitution of 1931 | Spain |
The Spanish Constitution of 1931 meant the beginning of the Second Spanish Republic, the second period of Spanish history to date in which the election of both the positions of Head of State and Head of government was democratic. It was effective...
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| x Constitution of Greece | Greece |
The Constitution of Greece (Greek: Σύνταγμα / Sýntagma), was created by the Fifth Revisional Parliament of the Hellenes and entered into force in 1975. It has been revised twice since, in 1986 and in 2001. The Constitutional history of Greece goes...
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| x Constitution of Portugal | Portugal |
The first Portuguese Constitution was drafted in 1822. Several revolutions led to the constitutions of 1826 , 1838 (Liberal Wars), 1911 (1910 Republican revolution), 1933 (28th May 1926 coup d'état), and 1976 (Carnation revolution).
The Portuguese...
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| x Constitution of Sweden |
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Sweden |
The Swedish Constitution consists of four fundamental laws (Swedish: grundlagar):
There is also a law on the working order of the Parliament with a special status but which does not qualify as a "fundamental law", although certain parts of it are...
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| x Articles of Confederation |
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United States of America |
The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, commonly referred to as the Articles of Confederation, was the first constitution of the United States of America and legally established the union of the states. The Second Continental Congress...
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| x Constitution of Malaysia |
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The Federal Constitution of Malaysia is the supreme law of Malaysia. The 1957 Constitution of the Federation of Malaya is the basis of this document. It establishes Malaysia as a constitutional monarchy having the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as the Head...
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| x Constitution of the Maldives |
The first Constitution of the Maldives was proclaimed on December 2, 1932, under the rule of Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen III. He issued a decree on March 19, 1931, to compile a written Constitution.
In 1930 Bernard H. Bourdill, the then acting...
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| x Constitution of Iceland |
The Constitution of Iceland is the supreme law of Iceland. It is composed of 80 articles in seven sections, and within it the leadership arrangement of the country is determined and the human rights of its citizens are preserved. The current...
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| x Constitution of the Kingdom of Prussia |
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Prussia was adopted in 1850 and amended in the following years. This constitution was far less liberal than the federal constitution of the German Empire.
The government was not responsible to the Prussian Landtag ...
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| x Constitution of Equatorial Guinea |
The Constitution of Equatorial Guinea is the basic document of that country.
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| x Constitution of Argentina |
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The constitution of Argentina is one of the primary sources of existing law in Argentina. Its first version was written in 1853 by a Constitutional Assembly gathered in Santa Fe, and the doctrinal basis was taken in part from the United States...
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| x Constitution of Haïti |
The Constitution of Haiti (French: Constitution d'Haïti) most commonly refers to the present-day Constitution of Haiti, which was modeled after those of the United States and of France. The document was ratified in March 1987, but it was completely...
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| x Constitution of Andorra |
The Constitution of Andorra (Catalan: Constitució d'Andorra) is the supreme law of the Principality of Andorra. It was adopted on 2 February 1993 and given assent by the Andorran people in a referendum on 14 March 1993. According to the Constitution...
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| x Constitution of Belarus |
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The Constitution of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Канстытуцыя Рэспублікі Беларусь, Russian: Конституция Республики Беларусь) is the ultimate law of Belarus. Adopted in 1994, three years after the country declared its independence from the...
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| x Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been changed and/or replaced several times. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has known a tormented history since its independence in 1960, involving a secession - one week after...
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| x Constitution of the Republic of Korea |
The Constitution of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) is its basic law. It was promulgated on July 17, 1948, and last revised in 1987.
South Korea's first 1948 Constitution , drafted by Doctor Yu Jin-oh, provided for central control under the...
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| x 1857 Constitution of Mexico |
The 1857 Constitution was a liberal constitution drafted in Mexico during the presidency of Ignacio Comonfort. It instituted Liberal policies, including: freedom of speech; freedom of conscience; freedom of the press; freedom of assembly; and the...
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| x Tarnovo Constitution |
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The Tarnovo Constitution (Търновска конституция) was the first constitution of Bulgaria. It was adopted on 16 April 1879 (28 April greg.) by the Constituent National Assembly held in Veliko Tarnovo as part of the establishment of the Principality of...
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| x Donoughmore Constitution |
The Donoughmore Constitution, created by the Donoughmore Commission, served Sri Lanka (Ceylon) from 1931 to 1947 when it was replaced by the Soulbury Constitution.
It was a significant development. First, it was the only constitution in the British...
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| x Constitution of San Marino |
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The Constitution of San Marino is distributed over a number of legislative instruments of which the most significant are the Statutes of 1600 and the Declaration of Citizen Rights of 1974 as amended in 2002. The constitutional system has influences...
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| x Constitution of Indonesia |
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The Constitution of Indonesia (Indonesian: Undang-Undang Dasar Republik Indonesia 1945, UUD '45) is the basis for the government of the Indonesia.
The constitution was written in June, July and August 1945, when Indonesia was emerging from Japanese...
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| x Constitution of Peru |
The Constitution of Peru is the supreme law of Peru. The current constitution, enacted on December 31, 1993, is Peru's fifth in the 20th century and replaced the 1979 Constitution. The Constitution was drafted by the Democratic Constitutional...
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| x Constitution of North Korea |
The Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea.
Previous constitutions were adopted in 1948, 1972, 1992, and 1998. The...
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| x Constitution of Montenegro |
The current Constitution of Montenegro was ratified and adopted by the Constitutional Parliament of Montenegro on 19 October 2007 on an extraordinary session by achieving the required two-thirds supermajority of votes. The Constitution was...
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| x Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland |
The Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland (also known as July Constitution or Constitution of 1952) was passed on 22 July 1952. Created by the Polish communists in the People's Republic of Poland, it superseded both the pre-war March...
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| x Federal Constitution of 1949 |
The Federal Constitution of the United States of Indonesia (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia Serikat) replaced the 1945 Constitution of Indonesia when sovereignty was officially transferred from the Netherlands to Indonesia following the Dutch...
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| x Constitution of Palestine |
A proposed Constitution of Palestine was first adopted in 1968. After the creation of the Palestinian National Authority in 1994, The Basic Law For the Palestinian National Authority was adopted on July 7, 2002. It's regarded as a provisional...
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| x Constitution of Somaliland |
The Constitution of Somaliland was adopted by the Houses of the Parliament of Somaliland on 30 April 2000. The constitution was approved in a referendum held on May 31, 2001 when 97% of the voters voted in its favour. Its re-published version...
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| x Provisional Constitution of 1950 |
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The 1950 Provisional Constitution (UUDS 1950) replaced the Federal Constitution of 1949 when Indonesia unilaterally withdrew from the union with the Netherlands agreed at the Round Table Conference and returned to being a unitary state. It came into...
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| x Hesse constitution |
The Hesse constitution signed on the December 1, 1946 is the constitution for the Hesse state.
A committee was formed for the preparation of the draft constitution and made up of 12 participants from each party. Participants of the advisory state...
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| x Constitution of Estonia |
The Constitution of Estonia was adopted on 28 June 1992.
The Preamble to the Constitution of Estonia reads:
The first chapter of the Constitution addresses the nation's general provisions. It contains seven articles.
Article 1 states that Estonia is...
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| x Constitution of Bulgaria |
The Constitution of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Конституция на България, Konstitutsiya na Balgariya) is the supreme and basic law of the Republic of Bulgaria. The current constitution was adopted on 12 July 1991 by the 7th Grand National Assembly of...
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| x Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk |
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The Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk or Pacts and Constitutions of Rights and Freedoms of the Zaporizhian Host (Ukrainian: Конституція Пилипа Орлика (Konstytutsiya Pylypa Orlyka); Пакти і Конституції прав і вольностей Війська Запорозького (Pakty i...
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| x Turkish Constitution of 1924 |
Turkish Constitution of 1924 (Ottoman Turkish: Teşkilât-ı Esasiye Kanunu; Turkish: 1924 Türk Anayasası) was the second constitution to be ratified by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi (TBMM)) and the first...
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| x Turkish Constitution of 1921 |
The Turkish Constitution of 1921 (Ottoman Turkish: Teşkilât-ı Esasiye Kanunu; Turkish: 1921 Türk Anayasası) was the first constitution to be ratified by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi (TBMM)). It was...
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| x Constitution of Kyrgyzstan |
The Constitution of Kyrgyzstan is the supreme law of the Kyrgyz Republic (Article 10). The constitution currently in force was passed by referendum on 21 October 2007 and it is based on the first post-Soviet constitution originally adopted on 5 May...
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| x Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China |
After the victory in Xinhai Revolution, the Nanjing Provisional Government of the Republic of China, led by Sun Yat-sen, framed the Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China (traditional Chinese: 中華民國臨時约法; simplified Chinese: 中华民国临时约法;...
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| x Constitution of Serbia |
The current Constitution of Serbia was approved by a constitutional referendum held in 2006 during October 28 and October 29. It was officially proclaimed by the Parliament of Serbia on 8 November 2006, replacing the Constitution of 1990. Previous...
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| x Constitution of Albania |
The current Constitution of Albania was adopted on November 28, 1998. It defines Albania as a parliamentary republic. According to the current Constitution, the Republic of Albania has a unicameral legislature composed of 140 deputies, who elect the...
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| x Constitution of Kazakhstan |
The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Конституциясы, Russian: Конституция Республики Казахстан) is the highest law of Kazakhstan, as stated in Article 4. The Constitution was approved by referendum on 30...
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| x Constitution of Rwanda |
The Constitution of Rwanda was adopted by referendum on May 26, 2003. It replaced the older Constitution of 1991.
The Constitution provides for a presidential system of government, with separation of powers between the three branches. It condemns...
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