The active sponsor of Jefferson's measure for religious liberty in Virginia, Madison played the most influential single role in the drafting of the Constitution and in securing its ratification in Virginia, founded the first political party in American history, and, as Jefferson's Secretary of State and his successor in the Presidency, guided the nation through the troubled years of our second war with Britain.

If `` Jack the Courtier '' is really to be taken as Swift, the following remark is obviously Steele's comment on Swift's change of parties and its effect on their friendship: `` I assure you, dear Jack, when I first found out such an Allay in you, as makes you of so malleable a Constitution, that you may be worked into any Form an Artificer pleases, I foresaw I should not enjoy your Favour much longer ''.

The 1857 Congressional rejection of the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution was the first multi-party solid-North vote, and that solid vote was anti-slavery to support the anti-slavery majority in Kansas Territory.

In 1905 he ordained the first Ismā ' īlī Constitution for the social governance of the community in East Africa.

In one of his first speeches on the floor, he commented that neither the federal nor the state government had authority to abolish slavery, asserting this was a form of property guaranteed by the Constitution.

In his first speech in Nashville, Johnson declared he had come back home with an olive branch in one hand and the Constitution in the other.

The first Spanish Constitution was in 1812.

Although English has no official status in the Constitution, Australian English is Australia's de facto official language and is the first language of the majority of the population.

* Constitution of 1824 – the first Brazilian constitution, enacted by Dom Pedro I.

The first republican constitution of Bavaria was passed in Bamberg, becoming known as the Bamberger Verfassung ( Bamberg Constitution ).

The Fetha Negest remained the supreme law in Ethiopia until 1931, when a modern-style Constitution was first granted by Emperor Haile Selassie I.

The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority ..." The first famous statement of " the judicial power " was Marbury v. Madison,.

For example, following the American Revolution in 1776, one of the first legislative acts undertaken by each of the newly independent states was to adopt a " reception statute " that gave legal effect to the existing body of English common law to the extent that American legislation or the Constitution had not explicitly rejected English law.

Prior to the passage of the United States Constitution, several States passed their own various copyright laws between 1783 and 1787, the first state being Connecticut.

After World War II, the French Constitution of 1946 inaugurated the first of a series of reforms that led eventually to complete independence for all French territories in western and equatorial Africa.

A new Constitution was promulgated in 1947, and Chiang was formally elected by the National Assembly as the first term President of the Republic of China on May 20, 1948.

In the first line of decisions, he gave a narrow interpretation to the " contract clause " of the United States Constitution, which prohibits states from enacting any law " impairing the obligation of contracts.

Delaware was one of the 13 colonies participating in the American Revolution and on December 7, 1787, became the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby becoming known as The First State.

As the governor said, Delaware had been the first state to embrace the Union by ratifying the Constitution and would be the last to leave it.

This Corsican Constitution was the first based on Enlightenment principles and even allowed for female suffrage, something that was granted in other democracies only by the 20th century.

* 1787 – Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.

* 1946 – The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time to write the Constitution of India.

A parliamentary republic was formed by the Estonian Constituent Assembly and the first Constitution of Estonia was adopted on June 15, 1920.

The Constitution was rewritten on March 1, 2000 after first being adopted on July 17, 1919.

* 2005 – Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.

The first race in 1929, was organised by Anthony Noghès under the auspices of the " Automobile Club de Monaco ", and was won by William Grover-Williams driving a Bugatti.

The principality's first Grand Prix was organised in 1929 by Anthony Noghès, under the auspices of Prince Louis II, through the Automobile Club de Monaco ( ACM ).

The first Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco was an invitation only event, but not all of those invited decided to attend.

Moreover, the firm of Ricordi had declined the score of the opera, which had been taken up by their rival, Lorenzo Sonzogno, who arranged the first performance in neutral Monaco.

In 1959, Cooper obtained 2. 5-litre engines for the first time and Brabham put the extra power to good use by winning his first world championship race at the season-opening Monaco Grand Prix after Jean Behra's Ferrari and Stirling Moss's Cooper failed.

He began auspiciously, winning the first race of the season, the South African Grand Prix, and then led the third race, the Monaco Grand Prix until the very last turn of the last lap.

The early history of Monaco is primarily concerned with the protective and strategic value of the Rock of Monaco, the area's chief geological landmark, which served first as a shelter for ancient peoples and later as a fortress.

Twenty-two territories, including Monaco, were thus evaluated between 1998 and 2000 on a first round.

For the team's first season, Prost kept one of Ligier's 1996 drivers, Olivier Panis, who had won the Monaco Grand Prix the previous year ; Japanese driver Shinji Nakano was signed to partner Panis.

His first season was a triumph as he answered all the questions about how he would handle rainy Manchester compared to sunny Monaco.

Scifo then moved to AS Monaco before ending his career with his first club, Anderlecht.

After strong podiums in Monaco and Canada, Hill took his first career pole in France, finishing second only to Prost.

Many were sceptical about the viability of a European tournament for cup winners and many of the bigger clubs eligible to contest the first CWC turned down the chance to enter, such as Atlético de Madrid of Spain and AS Monaco of France.

The official portrait artist of Princess Grace of Monaco — Mohamed Drisi — observed the fair's progress for the first two years, after which he volunteered to bolster the status of the institution.

The port of Monaco is first mentioned in historical records as early as 43 BC, when Julius Caesar concentrated his fleet there while waiting in vain for Pompey.

Monaco did not receive its first foreign ambassador, the French ambassador, until 16 February 2006.

The terms of the treaty upgrade France's representation in Monaco from Consulate General to that of an embassy ; permit, for the first time, other countries to accredit ambassadors to Monaco ; and formally recognize the succession scheme set out in the 1962 Constitution, which extends eligibility to the Prince's daughters and other family members.

The first, and current, apostolic nuncio to represent the Holy See to Monaco, with residence and coterminous accreditation to the EU in Brussels, is H. E.

Shortly thereafter, Craig Stapleton ( ambassador to France ) was accredited to Monaco, and ambassador Gilles Noghes became the first Monegasque ambassador to the United States.

* 2005Czech Republic becomes the first Eastern European country to chair EUREKA • Monaco and San Marino join

A political crisis loomed for the Prince because without any other heir, the throne of Monaco would pass to his first cousin Wilhelm, the duke of Urach, a German nobleman who was a son of Prince Albert's aunt, Princess Florestine of Monaco.