Sentence examples for constitution under which from inspiring English sources

The Kansas constitution, under which the territory entered the Union in 1861, was written in Wyandotte.

Sparta, which had developed a constitution under which all citizens were soldiers and theoretically equal, avoided tyranny.

In 1956 the ICPC ratified a new constitution, under which it was renamed the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).

The 1964 constitution, under which Malta became an independent monarchy and parliamentary state, was amended in 1974 to make Malta a republic within the Commonwealth.

While the Frankfurt parliament was debating the constitution under which Germany would be governed, its following diminished and its authority declined.

Three years later, following another uprising, President Vargas seized virtually absolute powers and set up still another constitution, under which he continued as president.

"Politics is the art of the possible," said Mr Leung, adding that any discussions must take place within the confines of the Chinese government's decision and the Basic Law - the mini-constitution under which Hong Kong is ruled by China but maintains basic freedoms.

He maintained that certain things remain off the table, reiterating that civic nomination, under which Hongkongers would put up their own candidates, would run contrary to the Basic Law – the mini-constitution under which Hong Kong is governed from Beijing but maintains greater freedoms than the mainland.

First, unions have rulebooks and constitutions under which proposals for strikes must pass to gain authorization and legitimacy.

"The constitution we live under — which is [Dictator Augusto] Pinochet's constitution of 1980 — was designed to prevent significant change to the economic and political model," he said.

In this work he commends the ancient constitution of Athens, under which the aristocratic council of the Areopagus exercised a general supervision over the conduct of citizens.