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 May 2010, the Washington State Supreme Court provided an opinion after it was asked to certify a question referred by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington: “ Whether a public library, consistent with Article I, § 5 of the Washington Constitution, may filter Internet access for all patrons without disabling Web sites containing constitutionally-protected speech upon the request of an adult library patron .” The Washington State Supreme Court ruled that NCRL ’ s internet filtering policy did not violate Article I, Section 5 of the Washington State Constitution.

In May 1997, following the demonstrations that led to the ousting of Bucaram and appointment of Alarcón, the people of Ecuador called for a National Assembly to reform the Constitution and the country's political structure.

The government of Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru hastily cobbled together the legislation to bring the Imperial Household in compliance with the American-written Constitution of Japan that went into effect in May 1947.

Suppressing the Socialist movement in February 1934, he cemented the rule of “ austrofascism ” through the authoritarian First of May Constitution.

Later, on 20 May 1793, women were at the fore of a crowd that demanded " bread and the Constitution of 1793.

On May 10, 1979, four of the Trust Territory districts ratified the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia.

He completed The Constitution of Liberty in May 1959, with publication in February 1960.

In 1791 the Great Sejm | Great or Four-Year Sejm adopted the Constitution of May 3, 1791 | May 3 Constitution at Warsaw's Royal Castle, Warsaw | Royal Castle

The sejms landmark achievement was the passing of the May 3 Constitution, the first in modern Europe singular pronouncement of a supreme law of the state.

" Following the Indonesian riots of May 1998 and the resignation of President Suharto, several political reforms were set in motion via amendments to the Constitution of Indonesia, which resulted in changes to all branches of government.

" and " May our glorious Constitution under which the arts flourish, be immortal!

A new Constitution was passed by the Parliament in May 1993.

On 9 May, the National Assembly approved the so-called Ninth-of-May Constitution.

* May 3 is when the Polish Constitution Day is celebrated in Poland.

* May 3 is Constitution Day in Japan.

* May 17 is Norwegian Constitution Day.

* 1791 – The Constitution of May 3 ( the first modern constitution in Europe ) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The Atlanta Constitution reported that May Belle Stephens and Eugene Mitchell were married at her father's mansion on November 8, 1892:

Using Stroessner's National Constitution, Rodríguez orchestrated a political campaign with the Colorado Party and won the presidency in an election held on May 1989 in which the Colorado Party dominated the Congress.

The Palestinian National Charter was adopted on May 28, 1964, establishing the Palestine Liberation Organization, in ( east ) Jerusalem along with another document, variously known as the Basic Constitution, Basic Law or Fundamental Law of the PLO, based on an earlier Draft Constitution.

From then on retail trade is only restricted on public holidays ( New Years Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Day of Prayer, Ascension Day, Whit Sunday, Whit Monday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day ) and on Constitution Day, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve ( on New Year's Eve from 3 pm only ).

The constitution states that the Emperor " shall perform only such acts in matters of state as are provided for in the Constitution and he shall not have powers related to government " ( article 4 ) and that the " advice and approval of the Cabinet shall be required for all acts of the Emperor in matters of state " ( article 3 ).

On 1 January 1983 the Falkland Islanders gained British citizenship under the British Nationality ( Falkland Islands ) Act 1983, and on 3 October 1985 the Constitution of the Falkland Islands was established.

" The Volkskammer decides on the accession of the GDR to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany according to Article 23 of the Basic Laws effective as of October 3, 1990.

:: Example 3 ( parliamentary republic ): Title II, Article 87 of the Constitution of Italy states:

:: Example 3 ( semi-presidential republic ): Chapter 4, Article 86, Section 4 of the Constitution of Russia states:

:: Example 3 ( parliamentary republic ): According to Article 26 ( 2 ) of the 1975 Constitution of Greece:

:: Example 6 ( semi-presidential republic ): Under Chapter 4, Article 80, Section 3 of the Constitution of Russia:

:: Example 3 ( semi-presidential republic ): Chapter 4, Section 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea states:

:: Example 3 ( parliamentary republic ): Chapter II, Article 87, 4th section of the Constitution of Italy states:

:: Example 3 ( semi-presidential republic ): According to Chapter 4, Article 84 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation:

Some states have fixed term legislatures, with no option of bringing forward elections ( e. g. Article II, Section 3, of the U. S. Constitution ).

:: Example 3 ( semi-presidential republic ): Chapter 4, article 84 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation provides:

:: Example 3 ( parliamentary republic ): Title II, Article 87, 8th section of the Constitution of Italy states:

:: Example 3 ( parliamentary republic ): Chapter 3, Article 65 of the Constitution of the Czech Republic states:

:: Example 3 ( semi-presidential republic ): Title II, Article 17 of the French Constitution of 1958 states:

The most important of these are article 19, which generally requires a statutory basis for any infringements of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution while also guaranteeing judicial review ; article 20, paragraph 3, which guarantees the rule of law ; and article 3 which guarantees equality.

From 1937 until 1998, Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution of Ireland provided that " he national territory consists of the whole island of Ireland ".

Under the Constitution of 1791, France would function as a constitutional monarchy.

Under the Constitution of 1791, France would function as a constitutional monarchy with Louis XVI as little more than a figurehead.

Under the Constitution of 1791, the solution of a constitutional monarchy was adopted, and the king supported a war against Austria in order to increase his popularity, starting the long French Revolutionary Wars.

* 1789 – James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in the House of Representatives ; by 1791, ten of them are ratified by the state legislatures and become the Bill of Rights ; another is eventually ratified in 1992 to become the 27th Amendment.

On October 25, 1791 Washington appealed a third time to Congress, " A uniformity of the weights and measures of the country is among the important objects submitted to you by the Constitution and if it can be derived from a standard at once invariable and universal, must be no less honorable to the public council than conducive to the public convenience.

In 1791, the " Great Sejm " or Four-Year Sejm | Four-Year Sejm of 1788-1792 and Senate adopt the May 3rd Constitution at the Royal Castle, Warsaw | Royal Castle in Warsaw

The liberum veto was finally abolished with the adoption of Poland's 3rd May Constitution in 1791, a piece of legislation which was passed as ' The Government Act ', and for which the Sejm required four years to propagate and adopt.

He co-authored the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's Constitution of May 3, 1791, and founded the Assembly of Friends of the Government Constitution to assist in the document's implementation.

* Stanisław August Poniatowski ( 1732 – 98 ), the last king of independent Poland, a leading light of the Enlightenment in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and co-author of one of the world's first modern constitutions, the Constitution of May 3, 1791.

The Ninth Amendment became part of the Constitution on December 15, 1791 upon ratification by three-fourths of the states.

The Tenth Amendment ( Amendment X ) to the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, was ratified on December 15, 1791.

Central documents include the Declaration of Independence ( 1776 ), the Constitution ( 1787 ), the Federalist Papers ( 1788 ), the Bill of Rights ( 1791 ), and Lincoln's " Gettysburg Address " ( 1863 ), among others.

* May 3 – The Sejm of the Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth proclaims the Constitution of May 3, 1791, the first modern codified constitution in Europe.

It was adopted in 1793 following Vermont's admission to the Union in 1791 and is largely based upon the 1777 Constitution of Vermont which was ratified at Windsor in the Old Constitution House.

Prior to 1791 Vermont was an independent state, known as the Vermont Republic, governed under the Constitution of the Vermont Republic.

The May Constitution of 1791 enfranchised the bourgeoisie, established the separation of the three branches of government, and eliminated the abuses of the Repnin Sejm.

Constantly monitored by revolutionary spies within her own household, the queen played little or no part in the writing of the French Constitution of 1791, which greatly weakened the king's authority.

After the Patriote Rebellion was crushed by the British army and Loyal volunteers, the 1791 Constitution was suspended on 27 March 1838 and a special council was appointed to administer the colony.