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Constitution, the
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Constitution, the the basic written set of principles and precedents of federal government in the US, which came into operation in 1789 and has since been modified by twenty-six amendments.
Constitution State an informal name for Connecticut, where the draft US Constitution was ratified in 1788.
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 "Norridge News (IL)")
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Constitution Day to get new focus in schools
Newspaper article from: Norridge News (IL); 9/15/2005; 700+ words
; ...Convention signed the young nation's new Constitution, setting up the government. The U.S. Constitution contains the fundamental laws of the...or near Sept. 17 -- commemorating Constitution Day. But another federal mandate isn...
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 "The Nepali Times (Kathmandu, Nepal)")
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CONSTITUTION 2010: Baglung speaks - Thoughts on the constitution writing process.
Newspaper article from: The Nepali Times (Kathmandu, Nepal); 6/26/2009; 700+ words
; ...not at all serious about constitution-writing and is not concerned...attempting to write the constitution irresponsibly. Durga Dutta...just paying lip-service. Constitutions have been written in the...us move forward towards constitution writing. Bir Bahadur Biswokarma...
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Constitution still relevant as it was 219 years ago
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 9/14/2006; ; 654 words
; ...daughters, 8 and 10, learn more about the Constitution? A: Every parent should try to help...219th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution, which your daughters will learn about...provide instruction on the signing of the Constitution. Take your daughters to the bookstore...
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The Constitution outside the Constitution.
Magazine article from: Yale Law Journal; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...are part of the English Constitution because of what they do...purport to have a codified constitution. It is possible to identify...certain functions that constitutions perform. In England, whatever...considered part of "the constitution." (8) What if we thought...
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 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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Constitution foes fear for France's soul.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 5/26/2005; 700+ words
; ...Vincent's disdain for the new European constitution that he recently uttered words that...he is worried that the new European constitution will rob France of some vital piece...draft that is supposed to serve as a constitution for the EU's 25 member states. Thus...
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Constitution foes fear for France's soul.(elections)
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 5/27/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Vincent's disdain for the new European constitution that he recently uttered words that...he is worried that the new European constitution will rob France of some vital piece...draft that is supposed to serve as a constitution for the EU's 25 member states. Thus...
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Constitution Day -- a once in 200 years celebration.
PR Newswire; 9/9/1987; 700+ words
; CONSTITUTION DAY -- A ONCE IN 200 YEARS CELEBRATION...described the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Two centuries later, the world knows...and much more will pay tribute to the Constitution. Constitution Day, Sept. 17, will...
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CONSTITUTION 2010 - Gloomy verdict.
Newspaper article from: The Nepali Times (Kathmandu, Nepal); 7/24/2009; 700+ words
; ...central stage and the constitution-writing process...I doubt the new constitution will be written as...drafted their own constitutions. I don't understand...parties or write a new constitution. 40 million questionnaires...
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Authorizing subnational constitutions in transitional federal states: South Africa, democracy, and the KwaZulu-Natal Constitution.
Magazine article from: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...PROVINCIAL CONSTITUTIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA...Western Cape Constitution C. Individual...Provincial Constitutions III. THE CONFLICT...of the KZN Constitution and the Constitutional...SUBNATIONAL CONSTITUTIONS A. Managing...
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Constitution to Get Its Due at Schools
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/16/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...federal money must teach about the Constitution on Sept. 17, the day the document...came up with a flier that explains the Constitution and encourages students to quiz each...students are under orders to study the Constitution, the document that underpins the country...
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Constitution of 1936
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
CONSTITUTION OF 1936 The Soviet Constitution of 1936, also known as the "Stalin Constitution," was approved by the Eighth Congress of Soviets and became law on December 5, 1936. This Constitution remained in force until 1977 when Leonid Brezhnev...
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Constitutions
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...most parts of a constitution can be composed of...Zealand, and Israel. Constitutions generally attempt...Most contemporary constitutions establish independent...for interpreting the constitution. Constitutional courts...while the majority of constitutions include amendment...
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constitution
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...and unwritten constitutions—is the British constitution, which is contained...British, or French constitutions. Bibliography...McWhinney, Constitution-Making (1981...Bhushan, World Constitutions (2d ed. 1987...
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Constitution
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...150 Greek constitutions. He described a constitution as creating...groups to have constitutions. In its ideal form, a constitution emanates from...such as the constitution of the united...normative constitutions. In the United...
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Constitution of 1918
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...the three Soviet constitutions to follow (in...1977), the 1918 constitution included the candid...Sub-sequent constitutions omitted specific...explicitly the last constitution of 1977, that...previous or later constitutions of other states...instance, the 1918 constitution laid out ...
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