constitution
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In his speech, András Baka promised the broadest possible debate on the creation of a new constitution.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
And under the state constitution, only the governor has the power to issue pardons.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Amendment Five would change the Missouri constitution to require lawmakers to cut income taxes if the state hits certain revenue triggers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
What caught my eye as a scholar interested in popular constitutionalism was the way freed people made direct claims on the text of the state constitution.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
I also enlisted his assistance in writing the MK constitution.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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
The court cites statements from the 1960s General Assembly debates saying that constitutions were meant to be changed only sparingly.
From Slate ● May 8, 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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