Since 1988, Brazilian administrative law has been strongly influenced by the judicial interpretations of the constitutional principles of public administration ( art.

Since the return of constitutional rule, assembly sector employment has gradually recovered with over 20, 000 now employed, but further growth has been stalled by investor concerns over safety and supply reliability.

Since the constitutional amendment of 23 October 1989, Hungary is a parliamentary republic.

Since 1992 the nation has officially been governed as a constitutional democracy from its capital at Antananarivo.

Since becoming a western style constitutional democratic monarchy in 1932, for most of the time the country has been ruled by military governments.

Since the British sovereign is a constitutional monarch, he or she abides by the advice of his or her ministers, except when executing reserve powers in times of crisis.

Since the defeat of the constitutional referendum in 2000, politics in Zimbabwe has been marked by a move from the norms of democratic governance, such as democratic elections, the independence of the judiciary, the rule of law, freedom from racial discrimination, the existence of independent media, civil society and academia.

Since 1966, it has been a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, modelled on the British Westminster system, with Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados, as head of state.

Since the opposition ’ s constitutional route to power was blocked by the various means deployed by the PRP to protect itself, it turned to the army for support.

Since 1997 most of the Taiwan provincial government's functions have been transferred to the central government of the Republic of China following a constitutional amendment.

Since then the château has continued to welcome the parlement when called upon to sit in a congressional sitting, jointly with the upper house in order to enact constitutional changes or, as happened most recently in June 2009, to listen to a formal declaration by the president.

Since constitutional law cannot be altered by state legislatures, this direct democracy component gives the people an automatic superiority and sovereignty, over representative government ( Magelby, 1984 ).

Since the amendment to modernise the language of the constitution was put forward, some constitutional amendments have been presented using both modern and 1903 orthography.

Since decisions made at Holyrood concerning major constitutional issues are not binding on Westminster, an independence bill passed in the Scottish Parliament would not be legally valid unless endorsed by Westminster.

Since then, the issue of a constitutional amendment to revoke the veto power of the president has been raised by the Independence Party.

Since the restoration of constitutional rule in 1989 PSP was the major ally of Syria in Lebanon and its leader Walid Jumblatt was in close relations with the Syrian Army and intelligence generals in Lebanon, namely Ghazi Kenaan and also with the Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam.

Note: Since a state constitutional change in 1871, all cities in Virginia are independent cities and they are not legally located in any county.

Since the U. S. Civil War, the powers of the federal government have generally expanded greatly, although there have been periods since that time of legislative branch dominance ( e. g., the decades immediately following the Civil War ) or when states ' rights proponents have succeeded in limiting federal power through legislative action, executive prerogative or by constitutional interpretation by the courts.

Since the constitutional reform of 2000, the minister of defence has the right to be present while the president uses his command powers, unless the matter is of immediate concern.

Since 1776 nearly 150 state constitutional conventions have met to draft or revise state constitutions.

Since judicial interpretations of constitutional limitations on Congressional exercise of its Commerce Clause powers represent an invasion of the democratic process which may not be overturned through ordinary democratic means, the Court has continued to assert that the primary limitation on the unwise exercise of Congressional Commerce Clause power by Congress must be found at the ballot box.

Since the national assembly had not been initiated by the German Confederation, it was lacking not only major constitutional bodies, such as a head of state and a government, but also legal legitimation.

Since 2000, the prime minister has had various added constitutional powers and happens to be mentioned earlier than the Government itself in the text of the Constitution, in Articles 87, 97, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104.

Since then, it is assumed that the " constitutional block " includes not only the Constitution, but also the other texts referred to in its preamble: the Declaration, but also the preamble of the 1946 Constitution ( which adds a number of " social rights ", as well as the equality of males and females ) and the Environment Charter of 2004.

Since the pope had forbidden Catholics to vote at those elections ( he considered the convocation of the election " a monstruous act of felony made without a mask by the sponsors of the anarchic demagogy " an " abnormal and sacrilegious attempt ... deserving the punishments written both in the divine and the human laws "), the resulting constitutional assembly had a republican inclination.

Since the act, amendments must now conform to certain specified provisions in the written portion of the Canadian constitution.

Since its original passage, Congress has passed several amendments to this act.

Since amendments to constitution in 2001, Parliament of Croatia is obligated by constitution to call a referendum if signatures of 10 % of registered voters of Republic of Croatia are collected.

Since then, there have only been minor amendments, with the exception of the Balanced Budget Amendment added in 2009, which becomes fully effective in 2016.

Since amendments are elaborated by politicians not competent in 19th-century Danish, several modern Norwegian spellings have sneaked into the constitution.

Since 1997, most of the Taiwan provincial government's duties and powers were transferred to the national government of the Republic of China, through amendments to the constitution.

Since coming to power after the Irish Free State's 1932 general election, Éamon de Valera's government had secured the passage of a number of amendments to the Irish constitution, reducing the role of the Crown in the state's internal affairs.

Since the Council's first reading fell during the Irish Presidency of the European Council, she was chair of the meeting that discarded the amendments by the European Parliament which confirmed the exclusion of software innovations from what constitutes patentable subject matter.

Since the House of Representatives of Japan was dissolved on 21 July 2009, the amendments to the law against child prostitution and child pornography on the table were withdrawn.

Since the first multi-party elections held after the start of Communist rule, there have been eight speakers of the parliament ; the first five, executing the office until constitutional amendments in March 2001, were also speakers of the Chamber of Deputies ( since the parliament was bicameral at the time ).

Since that time, revisions of and deviations from the 1968 amendments have made the two national governments clearly subordinate to the federal governmental structure in Prague.

Since the inception of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( IDEA ) Public Law 101-476 in 1975 and its amendments, PL 102-119 and PL 105-17 in 1997, the educational system has moved away from self-contained classrooms and progressed to inclusion.

Since its adoption, the Constitution has been amended sixteen times ; these amendments are described in a separate section below.

Since proposed constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority, 132 votes were required in the House and 24 in the Senate.

Since the amendments to CEMA 1979 inserted by the Policing and Crime Act 2009 Officers may also require a person entering or leaving the United Kingdom to produce a Passport ( or National ID Card when that may be used as an alternative ) and answer questions about their journey.

: Since all the members of the cabinet have resigned their positions ; since His Majesty the King has declared his inability to obtain for the country a new government ; and since the constitutional monarchy has ceased to exist, the Storting hereby authorizes the cabinet that resigned today to exercise the powers held by the King in accordance with the Constitution of Norway and relevant laws-with the amendments necessitated by the dissolution of the union with Sweden under one King, resulting from the fact that the King no longer functions as a Norwegian King.

Since this assertion was binding on the members elected, the election was de facto a referendum on the proposed amendments.

Since the first state constitution, there have been two major revisions and many amendments.

Since the Constitution of 1971, there have been over twenty amendments.

Since 1793, there have been only five constitutional conventions, with twenty-six amendments adopted of the sixty-four proposed.