Under Kenya's new constitution, members of parliament cannot serve as ministers, so most professional politicians have been corralled into an expanded parliament and senate.But the delay in selecting a full cabinet suggests that behind the scenes relations between Kenya's president and his deputy may not be as harmonious as their matching ties.
Further, under the 1950 constitution, members were expressly forbidden to reveal themselves without the permission of their superiors.
According to the U.S. Constitution, members of Congress "shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation to support this constitution".
According to the Greek constitution, members of the royal family had to obtain permission to marry from both the sovereign and the head of the Greek Orthodox Church.
In addition to employment prohibitions laid out in the state constitution, members are barred from advocating for any paying client before any part of the state government.
The eurozone's "constitution" denies member countries like Greece a proper functioning central bank and monetary system.
As the AFL-CIO's constitution states, member unions "are affiliated with, but are not subordinate to, or subject to the general direction and control of, the Federation".
According to the CPC constitution, a member, in short, must follow orders, be disciplined, uphold unity, serve the Party and the people, and promote the socialist way of life.
Portugal's Constitution allows members of the Basque group to claim their crimes are politically motivated and not subject to extradition.
Without comment, the justices let stand a ruling by a federal appeals court that the Constitution provides members of Congress with a "nondisclosure privilege" that was violated by the search of Representative William J. Jefferson's Congressional office.
