About Constitution
A constitution is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity, and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
US Supreme Court takes on ethics row with first-ever code of conduct
... Recent opinion surveys have found that public trust in the Supreme Court - which last year issued a controversial decision that the right to abortion is not protected by the US Constitution - is near an all-time low...
King Charles won't be changed by his new role, says Princess Anne
... " But I would just underline that the monarchy provides - with the Constitution - a degree of long-term stability that is actually quite hard to come by any other way...
Douglas Ross backtracks on tactical voting call
... He also knows that Labour are desperate for the next election to hinge on anything other than the Constitution - a topic which has seen them squeezed out into third place behind the established parties of Yes and No, the SNP and Tories...
France pension protests: Clashes after Macron orders rise in pension age without vote
... Finally, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne invoked article 49:3 of the Constitution - allowing the government to avoid a vote in the Assembly...
Laura Kuenssberg: Is Keir Starmer a prime minister in waiting?
... The shadow minister says while Starmer " didn t do a Blair, make a speech about clause 4 on stage" - when he controversially changed a key clause in Labour s Constitution - the change in the party is " profound" and achieved by Starmer s " steeliness" to get it done...
Cyril Ramaphosa: Damning report raises tough questions for South Africa's leader
... President Ramaphosa most likely did breach a number of Constitutional provisions and has a case to answer...
Lib Dems promise right to see a GP within a week
... The Lib Dems say they would guarantee GP appointments within seven days by updating NHS England s Constitution - which sets out various waiting time targets for access to treatment...
Lizzo makes history playing 200-year-old crystal flute
... James Madison, America s fourth President from 1809 to 1817, made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay...
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