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 16 of the 1996 amended constitution, see the above referendum, reaffirms the equality of religions and denominations before the law, it also contains restrictive language that stipulated that cooperation between the state and religious organizations " is regulated with regard for their influence on the formation of spiritual, cultural, and country traditions of the Belarusian people.

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 besieged on numerous occasions by various peoples, it was taken only in 1204 by the army of the Fourth Crusade, in 1261 by Michael VIII, and in 1453 by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II.

Although Constantinople was retaken by Michael VIII, the Empire had lost many of its key economic resources, and struggled to survive.

Although some Medieval writers referred to the female Pope as " John VIII ," a genuine Pope John VIII reigned between 872 and 882.

Although the some 5, 800-man force under his command ( mostly hundred-days ' men amalgamated from the VIII Corps ) and the division of James B. Ricketts from VI Corps was defeated by Confederate General Jubal A.

Although lower on the moment magnitude scale than the quake of September 2010, the intensity and violence of the ground shaking was measured to be VIII on the MMI and among the strongest ever recorded globally in an urban area due to the shallowness and proximity of the epicentre.

Although he was best known for his original play A Man for All Seasons-a depiction of Sir Thomas More's clash with King Henry VIII over his divorce from Catherine of Aragon-which won awards on the stage and in its film version, most of his writing was screenplays for films or television.

Although the Austrian VIII Corps under Benedek was numerically inferior, they were able to ward of all Sardinian attacks until the entire Austrian army retired from the field at the end of day.

Although Henry VIII famously separated the Church of England from Rome in order to acquire an annulment of his first marriage, he never divorced ; his marriages were annulled.

Although the Palace of Westminster served as the official royal residence for both Henry VII and Henry VIII until 1530, the current use of the portcullis as a symbol of the Palace and of Parliament does not date from that time.

Although sometimes linked to a stuck thruster experienced in Gemini VIII, this problem was eventually traced to a venting water boiler.

Although he was persuaded by his councillors, chiefly the logothetes tou dromou John, to ignore the rights of Theodora and to pass the throne to the doux of Bulgaria, Nikephoros Proteuon, the elderly daughter of Constantine VIII who had ruled with her sister Zoe since 1042, was recalled from her retirement and named empress.

Although originally not a member of the Martens VIII cabinet, on June 19, 1989 he re-entered the government when he replaced Leo Tindemans as Minister of Foreign Affairs ( 1989 – 1992, Martens VIII & Martens IX ).

Although this was one of the bloodiest ever battles between the O ' Neills and the O ' Donnells, it did not end the war ; and in 1531 O ' Donnell applied to the Lordship of Ireland for protection, giving assurances of allegiance to King Henry VIII.

Although Crook's force kept its official designation as the Army of West Virginia it was often referred to as the VIII Corps.

Although they did not make it through the season undefeated, they again easily marched to the Super Bowl, and then totally dominated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII.

Although widely described as a spaceframe, Lotus did not build a true spaceframe chassis until the Mark VIII, with the influence of other designers, with experience from the aircraft industry.

Although Austria made diplomatic protests, claiming that the marriage was illegal because the bride was unwilling, that she was already legally married to Maximilian, and that Charles was legally betrothed to Margaret of Austria, Maximilian's daughter, Anne celebrated her second wedding to Charles VIII at the castle of Langeais on 6 December 1491.

Although the nearby Priory formed a Christian community ( until dissolution by Henry VIII ), Monk Bretton did not possess a church until 1838.

Although this is claimed to be the Round Table of the mythical court of King Arthur, it is in fact a representation which was made in the 13th century, and painted in its current form on the order of Henry VIII.

Although dissolved by Henry VIII, parts of the monastery still survived.

Although Henry VIII made plans to assist the Protestants within the castle, the invasion never came and his son Edward VI did not send aid.

Although the bethrotal was later renounced and Charles VIII would marry Duchess Anne of Brittany, the Burgundian inheritance effectively remained under French control thus ending the dream of a Burgundian kingdom or an independent Duchy of Burgundy once and for all.