Although Article VI requires that the Vice-President take an oath or affirmation of allegiance to the US Constitution, unlike the President, the United States Constitution does not specify the precise wording of the oath of office for the Vice President.

Although Article VIII itself states that the three Catholic creeds are a sufficient statement of faith, the Articles have often been perceived as the nearest thing to a supplementary confession of faith possessed by the tradition.

Although Article 53 of the Constitution of India states that the President can exercise his or her powers directly or by subordinate authority, with few exceptions all of the executive authorities vested in the President are in practice exercised by the Council of Ministers, headed by the Prime Minister.

Although, as adopted in 1937, Article 3 of the constitution asserted the " right of the parliament and government established by this constitution to exercise jurisdiction " over the whole of Ireland, it also provided that pending the " re-integration of the national territory " Acts of the Oireachtas would not apply to Northern Ireland.

Although constituency groups are not explicitly mentioned in the AFL – CIO constitution, the AFL – CIO exercises its general authority under Article XII to establish them in much the same way that it establishes other departments.

Although allied organizations are not explicitly mentioned in the AFL – CIO constitution, the AFL – CIO exercises its general authority under Article XII to establish them in much the same way that it establishes other departments.

Although they meet many of the requirements of Article 47 of Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions defining mercenaries, they are exempt under clauses 47 ( a )( c )( d )( e )&( f ).

Although there is no Constitutional provision or statute that explicitly permits executive orders, there is a vague grant of " executive power " given in Article II, Section 1, Clause 1 of the Constitution, and furthered by the declaration " take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed " made in Article II, Section 3, Clause 5.

Although Article 35 of the Constitution guarantees the citizens the rights of free speech, press, and assembly, in reality citizens do not have such rights.

Although his characterization of Japan as an " unsinkable aircraft carrier ", his noting the " common destiny " of Japan and the United States, and his calling for revisions to Article 9 the Constitution ( which renounced war as the sovereign right of the nation ), among other prorearmament statements, produced negative reactions at home and abroad, a gradual acceptance emerged of the Self-Defense Forces and the mutual security treaty with the United States in the mid-1980s.

Although it struck down the Act, the Court dealt positively with taxation and the expenditure of funds to advance the general welfare as specified in Article 1 § 8 of the Constitution.

Although there is no specific legal prohibition against proselytizing by non-Muslims, in practice the Government prohibits proselytizing by non-Muslims through the use of Article 11 of the Press Act, which bans the publication of any material that is against Islam or contradicts or otherwise threatens Islam.

Although both are common emblems of France, neither Marianne nor the rooster enjoys official status: the flag of France, as named and described in Article 2 of the French constitution, is the only official emblem.

Although their lordships were divided 3-2 as to the result of the appeal and adopted slightly different formulations of the applicable principles, there was broad agreement that, in confidentiality cases involving issues of privacy, the focus shifted from the nature of the relationship between claimant and defendant to ( a ) an examination of the nature of the information itself and ( b ) a balancing exercise between the claimant ’ s rights under Article 8 and the defendant ’ s competing rights ( for example, under Article 10, to free speech ).

Although he rejected the American demand that Mexico rescind Article 27 of the constitution, Obregón did make some concessions to the U. S. in order to gain recognition.

Although Article 153 would have been up for review in 1972, fifteen years after Malaysia's independence in 1957, due to the May 13 Incident it remained unreviewed.

Although the U. S. Constitution in Article 4 provided for the return of runaway slaves, specific laws were required to implement this provision.

Although the Court struck down the military commissions as created by the Executive Branch, they did not provide the detainees with direct access to the federal courts, but only with access to a fair and impartial hearing to a tribunal constitutionally authorized by Congress and proceeding with certain due process guarantees ( such as one operated under terms similar to those provided by Article I courts under the UCMJ or according to the terms of the Third Geneva Convention of 1949 ).

* Atheists may not perform any office in the government ( Although Section 4 of Article I, banning any religious test for any " office of public trust " seemingly would make this hard to enforce ) ( Section 2 )

Although Article 61 was revised in 1862, it ultimately had no practical effect since the Confederate States Army did not use any brevet commissions or awards during its existence.

Although the aforementioned Article 7 clearly states that the bottom of the flag is red, many versions have been seen with a clear orange color instead.

Although the right to housing ( Article 11 of the ICESCR ) is not incorporated in any domestic law and is hence not an " entitlement ", the Hong Kong Government has been providing public housing in the nature of " grace ".

Although his name does not appear in any other part of the Jewish Bible, Rabbinic tradition holds Habakkuk to be the Shunammite woman's son, who was restored to life by Elisha in 2 Kings 4: 16.

Although all group 16 elements of the periodic table, including oxygen, are defined as chalcogens, oxygen and oxides are usually distinguished from chalcogens and chalcogenides.

Although the Graphics Control Extension block declares color index 16 ( hexadecimal 10 ) to be transparent, that index is not used in the image.

Although plans to raise the school leaving age to 15 in the 1940s were never ratified, increasing numbers stayed on beyond elementary education and it was eventually raised to 16 in 1973.

Although Weah was still threatening to take his claims to the Supreme Court if no evidence of fraud was found, Johnson-Sirleaf was declared winner on November 23, 2005, and took office on January 16, 2006.

Although only 16 metres long the apex of the roof arch extends to a height of 10 metres in order to allow the natural airflow of a building of this shape to aid in the all important ventilation required for the type of plants to be housed.

Although the government had been established with support of the people, it had failed to implement effective reforms which brought about endless social unrest, political turmoil and ultimately, the 5. 16 coup d ' état.

Although the reported phone line teledensity is 16. 6 ( 2004 ) fixed phone line teledensity remains as low as 5. 1, where cellular teledensity is 11. 4.

Although the team only finished 14 games above. 500, they won 16 more games than the previous season.

Although it was released on December 16, 2011 for the Ambassador users alongside other GBA titles such as The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Nintendo currently has plans to release this game, or any other Game Boy Advance game, to the general public in paid form.

Although Charles Dickens had ridiculed positive depictions of Native Americans as portrayals of so-called " noble " savages, he made an exception ( at least initially ) in the case of the Inuit, whom he called “ loving children of the north ”, “ forever happy with their lot ,” “ whether they are hungry or full ”, and “ gentle loving savages ”, who, despite a tendency to steal, have a “ quiet, amiable character ” (" Our Phantom Ship on an Antediluvian Cruise ", Household Words, April 16, 1851 ).

Although the 16 Points and other pronouncements of the central Maoist leaders forbade " physical struggle ( 武斗, wǔdòu )" in favor of " verbal struggle " ( 文斗, wéndòu ), these struggle sessions often led to physical violence.

Although Arsenal failed to retain the Premier League after being beaten on the final day of the season by Manchester United, Bergkamp was the club's second-top scorer with 16 goals.

Although a version 2. 0 had been announced, development was abandoned prior to a public release leaving version 1. 01a, released on April 16, 1994, to be the last version.

Although Whitlam later alleged that he never contemplated dismissing Kerr during the crisis, on 16 October, while speaking with Kerr and visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak, he told Kerr that if the crisis continued, " It could be a question of whether I get to the Queen first for your recall, or whether you get in first with my dismissal.

Although every division commander requested two drops on the first day, Brereton's staff scheduled only one lift based on the need to prepare for the first drop by bombarding German flak positions for half a day and a weather forecast on the afternoon of 16 September ( which soon proved erroneous ) that the area would have clear conditions for four days, so allowing drops during them.

Although initially popular, this Hollywood Squares series ' ratings began to slide, and the final first-run episode aired on June 16, 1989 with reruns continuing until September 8.

Although further outraged at the League's boycott of the assembly and non-acceptance of the plan of 16 May despite entering government, he was also aware that Jinnah did enjoy popular support amongst Muslims, and that an open conflict between him and the nationalists could degenerate into a Hindu-Muslim civil war of disastrous consequences.

Although the Angels were a sub -. 500 team and remained one for much of his time there, Ryan managed to post some winning records, notably 19 – 16 in, 21 – 16 in and 22 – 16 in ( the 22 wins tied what remains the Angels franchise record, set by Clyde Wright in ).

Although Stewart maintained her innocence, she was found guilty and sentenced on July 16, 2004 to five months in prison, five months of home confinement, and two years probation for lying about a stock sale, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice.

Although he grew up in a small town, he left for Paris in 1889 at age 16.

Although electrification of this section had begun under the 1935 / 40 New Works Programme ( see above ), the line remained steam-hauled until 18 November 1957, though on 16 – 27 June 1952 an experimental ACV / BUT three-car lightweight railcar set operated part of the shuttle service Monday-Friday.