The written national constitutions of North, Central and South American and Caribbean states. Belongs here: any national constitution whose state sits in the Americas, including a historical founding document such as Canada's Constitution Act 1867 alongside its later Constitution Act 1982. Does not belong here: a state or provincial constitution, or a national constitution of a state outside the Americas.
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Defining CharacteristicA constitution, or supreme law, is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed. 1 Browse By
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A constitution, or supreme law, is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.
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