The World's Constitutions to Read, Search, and Compare
A comprehensive analysis of the world's constitutions, to support constitutional design and to inform citizens.
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Read and Compare the World's Constitutions
All of the world's currently in force constitutions, indexed by topic, are available for analysis here!
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Exploring what is (and isn’t) in the new Chilean Draft Constitution
Chileans will vote on a new constitution on December 17 — learn how to compare the draft text to the current constitution, or to previous drafts, on Constitute en español.
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How Powerful is the U.S. President?
Is the U.S. President hopelessly shackled by Madisonian checks and balances, or omnipotent? Visit our Data Stories section to learn more.
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Read the New Algerian Constitution
In November 2020 Algerians voted in a national referendum to adopt a new constitution. Read the country's new constitution and compare it to the previous one here.
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Bring Constitutions to the Classroom
Discover lesson plans designed to bring the world’s constitutions into classrooms Grades 5 and up!
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