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All National Constitutions of the Americas

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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A 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

All National Constitutions of the Americas

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1. Constitution (Wikipedia)

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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.

Alabama Constitution of 1901

Articles of Confederation

Colombian Constitution of 1991

Constitution Act, 1867

Constitution Act, 1982

Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda

Constitution of Argentina

Constitution of Barbados

Constitution of Belize

Constitution of Bolivia

Constitution of Brazil

Constitution of California

Constitution of Chile

Constitution of Colombia

Constitution of Costa Rica

Constitution of Cuba

Constitution of Dominica

Constitution of Ecuador

Constitution of El Salvador

Constitution of Grenada

Constitution of Guatemala

Constitution of Guyana

Constitution of Haiti

Constitution of Honduras

Constitution of Jamaica

Constitution of Mexico

Constitution of Nicaragua

Constitution of Panama

Constitution of Paraguay

Constitution of Peru

Constitution of Puerto Rico

Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Constitution of Saint Lucia

Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Constitution of Suriname

Constitution of the Bahamas

Constitution of the Confederate States

Constitution of the Dominican Republic

Constitution of the Falkland Islands

Constitution of the United States

Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago

Constitution of Uruguay

Constitution of Venezuela

John Brown's Provisional Constitution

Provincial Congress

Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution