Home›National Constitutions of the Americas›Legal Status›In ForceBrowse ByIn ForceFactsIn ForceSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA 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. 1In ForceFilter Results34 entriesLegal SystemAllCivil Law (7)Common Law (5)Law of Antigua and Barbuda (1)Law of Belize (1)Law of Bolivia (1)Law of Costa Rica (1)Law of Dominica (1)Law of Ecuador (1)Law of Grenada (1)Law of Guatemala (1)Law of Haiti (1)Law of Jamaica (1)Law of Paraguay (1)Law of the Bahamas (1)Law of the Dominican Republic (1)Law of the United States (5)Law of Trinidad and Tobago (1)Legal System of Cuba (1)EraAll19th Century (1800-1899) (3)20th Century (1900-1999) (24)21st Century (2000-Present) (7)Early Modern (1500-1800) (1)Country or JurisdictionAllAntigua and Barbuda (1)Argentina (1)Bahamas (1)Belize (1)Bolivia (1)Brazil (1)California (1)Canada (2)Chile (1)Colombia (2)Costa Rica (1)Cuba (1)Dominica (1)Dominican Republic (1)Ecuador (1)Grenada (1)Guatemala (1)Haiti (1)Jamaica (1)Mexico (1)Paraguay (1)Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)Saint Lucia (1)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)Suriname (1)Trinidad and Tobago (1)United States (4)Venezuela (1)Authored ByAllGouverneur Morris (1)Group TreeAllConstitutions of CARICOM Member States (12)Constitutions of OAS Member States (30)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 34Colombian Constitution of 1991In ForceConstitution Act, 1867In ForceConstitution Act, 1982In ForceConstitution of Antigua and BarbudaIn ForceConstitution of ArgentinaIn ForceConstitution of BelizeIn ForceConstitution of BoliviaIn ForceConstitution of BrazilIn ForceConstitution of CaliforniaIn ForceConstitution of ChileIn ForceConstitution of ColombiaIn ForceConstitution of Costa RicaIn ForceConstitution of CubaIn ForceConstitution of DominicaIn ForceConstitution of EcuadorIn ForceConstitution of GrenadaIn ForceConstitution of GuatemalaIn ForceConstitution of HaitiIn ForceConstitution of JamaicaIn ForceConstitution of MexicoIn ForceConstitution of ParaguayIn ForceConstitution of Puerto RicoIn ForceConstitution of Saint Kitts and NevisIn ForceConstitution of Saint LuciaIn ForceConstitution of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesIn ForceConstitution of SurinameIn ForceConstitution of the BahamasIn ForceConstitution of the Dominican RepublicIn ForceConstitution of the Falkland IslandsIn ForceConstitution of the United StatesIn ForceConstitution of Trinidad and TobagoIn ForceConstitution of VenezuelaIn ForceTwenty-fifth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionIn ForceTwenty-sixth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionIn ForceSources1. Constitution (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaConstitution, lead sectionQuote, Constitution, lead sectionA 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.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.