The new constitution gave increased powers to the presidency.

In May 1999, Azali decreed a constitution that gave him both executive and legislative powers.

In 1989 Gorbachev allowed other political associations ( de facto political parties ) to coexist with the Communist Party and in 1990 obtained the repeal of Article Six of the USSR constitution which gave the party supremacy over all institutions in society, thus ending its vanguard status.

The empire was distinctly authoritarian in tone, as the 1871 constitution gave the emperor exclusive power to appoint or dismiss the chancellor.

The new constitution of the French Fifth Republic, introduced on 5 October 1958, gave greater powers to the presidency.

The German Democratic Republic was declared on 7 October 1949, with a new constitution which enshrined socialism and gave the Soviet-controlled Socialist Unity Party ( SED ) control.

In 1959, a new constitution gave Basutoland its first elected legislature.

After a 1955 request by the Basutoland Council to legislate its internal affairs, in 1959 a new constitution gave Basutoland its first elected legislature.

In 1995, the executive and legislative branches negotiated a reform of the 1987 Sandinista constitution which gave extensive new powers and independence to the National Assembly, including permitting the Assembly to override a presidential veto with a simple majority vote and eliminating the president's ability to pocket veto a bill.

Physico-theology is the term for a theology based on the constitution of the natural world, especially derived from perceived elements of " design ", which gave rise to the argument from design for the existence of God, beginning with the " fifth way " of the Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas ( d. 1274 ).

In 1950, the U. S. Congress gave Puerto Ricans the right to organize a constitutional convention, contingent on the results of a referendum, where the electorate would determine if they wished to organize their own government pursuant to a constitution of their own choosing.

The state concordats were necessary because the German federalist Weimar constitution gave the German states authority in the area of education and culture and thus diminished the authority of the churches in these areas ; this diminution of church authority was a primary concern of the Vatican.

This new constitution gave Park effective control over the parliament and the possibility of permanent presidency.

As a result, a new constitution was introduced in 1974 which established a standard Westminster form of government and gave the Islanders both Chief Ministerial and Cabinet responsibilities.

The Free French declared the conditional ' independence ' of Syria again in 1941, but it wasn't until the Syrian Chamber of Deputies unilaterally voted on 30 November 1943 to remove article 116 of the constitution, which gave the French power of veto over any bill, that Syria gained any real measure of independence.

He and Jacob Piatt Dunn, a close friend and civic leader, wrote a new constitution that increased the state's regulatory powers considerably, set minimum wages, and gave constitutional protections to unions.

The British North America ( No. 2 ) Act, 1949, gave the Parliament of Canada the power to make limited constitutional amendments, but full Canadian control over the constitution was not achieved until the passage of the Canada Act 1982.

The new constitution gave the prince the right to dismiss governments and approve judicial nominees and allowed him to veto laws simply by refusing to sign them within a six-month period.

The constitution which Robert de Sorbon gave to his college lasted for centuries.

The Batavian government, and its constitution, were particularly disliked by the Consul ( no friend of democracy in any case ), because of the snub that Amsterdam bankers gave in 1800 to his request for a big loan at the usual generous rate of interest the French expected as a matter of right.

The replacement constitution of 1657, the Humble Petition and Advice, gave ‘ His Highness the Lord Protector ’ the power to nominate his successor.

In September 1967, a new constitution proclaimed Uganda a republic, gave the president even greater powers, and abolished the traditional kingdoms.

In 1982, the constitution was patriated when Queen Elizabeth II gave her royal assent to the Canada Act 1982.

Friedrich Wilhelm gave in to the popular fury, and promised a constitution, a parliament, and support for German unification.

According to Article 91 of the constitution, the CDN is " the consultative body of the president of the republic in matters related to national sovereignty and the defense of the democratic state.

In 1966 a military coup deposed the first president of Upper Volta, Maurice Yaméogo, suspended the constitution, dissolved the National Assembly, and placed Lieutenant Colonel Sangoulé Lamizana at the head of a government of senior army officers.

In 1972, a constitution was adopted, a parliament elected, and Lon Nol became president.

Bokassa abolished the constitution of 1959, dissolved the National Assembly, and issued a decree that placed all legislative and executive powers in the hands of the president.

On 4 December 1976, the republic became a monarchy — the Central African Empire — with the promulgation of the imperial constitution and the proclamation of the president as Emperor Bokassa I.

The constitution concentrated authority in the national government, more precisely, in the hands of the president, who was elected by a tiny minority.

The constitution limits holders of the presidential office to a maximum of two terms, and prevents the president from being a member of any political party.

Other significant reforms under the new constitution provide for civil divorce, dual nationality, the election of a vice president, and the election of departmental governors.

The 1991 constitution reestablished the position of vice president, who is elected on the same ticket as the president.

In May 1945, after a year of growing hostility between the president and the assembly, which was vainly awaiting deeds to substantiate Velasco's rhetorical advocacy of social justice, the mercurial chief executive condemned and then repudiated the newly completed constitution.

The constitution of Ecuador provides for concurrent four-year terms of office for the president, vice president, and members of Congress.

On 19 March, a constitutional referendum was voted on and passed reforming the laws surrounding the power and election of the presidency, limiting the presidency to two four-year terms, providing judicial supervision of elections, requiring the president to appoint a deputy, calling for a commission to draft a new constitution following the parliamentary election, and providing easier access to presidential elections by candidates ( 30, 000 signatures from at least 15 provinces, 30 members of a chamber of the legislature, or nomination by a party holding at least one seat in the legislature ).

The president is required to appoint a deputy, and a commission will draft a new constitution following the parliamentary election.

In the presence of a UN observer team, a referendum was held on August 11, 1968, and 63 % of the electorate voted in favor of the constitution, which provided for a government with a General Assembly and a Supreme Court with judges appointed by the president.

" In August 2009, with Bainimarama still controlling the government as prime minister and the constitution abrogated, Epeli Nailatikau a former military commander was appointed acting president on the retirement of Iloilo.

# A bill of rights should be coupled with the constitution to prevent a dictator ( then believed to eventually be the president ) from exploiting citizens.

Late in 1966, the constitution was revised to provide for automatic succession of the vice president should the president die in office.

The RSDG drafted a provisional constitution in May 1990 that provided a basic bill of rights and an independent judiciary but retained strong executive powers for the president.

Under the 1991 constitution, in the event of the president's death, the Prime Minister, the National Assembly president, and the defense minister were to share power until a new election could be held.

After approval by the National Assembly, the PDG Central Committee, and the president, the Assembly unanimously adopted the constitution in March 1991.

Late in 1966, the constitution was revised to provide for automatic succession of the vice president should the president die in office.