constitution
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Under the state’s constitution, a head of government can be elected with a mere plurality of votes if he or she fails to obtain a majority in three consecutive votes in the house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
"Although South Africa has a very transformative constitution… The principle of continuity of statehood still applies, which is why the case can be brought against the current state," says Viljoen.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The elections were the first to be held under Kazakhstan's new constitution, which abolished the senate in favour of a new unicameral legislature and reset term limits that would have otherwise been imposed on Tokayev.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
After lawmakers voted through the bill last month, Lecornu referred parts of the legislation to the council - a nine-member authority that checks whether a law complies with the constitution - for review.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The first nineteen articles of its constitution guarantee the inalienable rights of every German citizen.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
While France and the U.S. invoked the Enlightenment in their founding principles and constitutions, Germany built its postwar institutions on the memory of the Shoah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
States have a “wide degree of discretion” to design their tax systems — including how they define income — so long as they do not violate their constitutions, Jurow Kleiman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Nine out of the 11 states that adopted revolutionary constitutions included protections for freedom of the press.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
It added that "rights are not protected by temporary decrees, but... through permanent constitutions that express the will of the people and all components" of society.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
Elections to regional legislatures would take place at the same time as national elections, and the regional bodies could draw up their own constitutions consistent with the national constitution.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing constitution
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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The Bill of Rights
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