Portal:Constitutional documents
This page lists documents relating to the establishment of national independence, fundamental rights and political structures. It is limited to just the text of constitutions. Check the Wikipedia list of national constitutions to find more dates.
Codified constitutionsEdit
AfghanistanEdit
- Constitution of Afghanistan (1923)
- Fundamental Principles of the Government of Afghanistan (1931)
- Fundamental Principles of the Government of Afghanistan (1952)
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1964)
- Fundamental Principles of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1980)
- Constitution of the Republic of Afghanistan (1987)
- Constitution of the Republic of Afghanistan (1990)
- Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004)
AlbaniaEdit
- Constitution of the Republic of Albania (1925)
- Fundamental Law of the Kingdom of Albania (1928)
- Fundamental Law of the Kingdom of Albania (1939)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of Albania (1946)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of Albania (1950)
- Constitution of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1976)
- Law on Major Constitutional Provisions (Albania, 1991)
- Constitution of Albania (1998)
AlgeriaEdit
AndorraEdit
AngolaEdit
Antigua and BarbudaEdit
ArgentinaEdit
ArmeniaEdit
AustraliaEdit
- Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act
- Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942
- Australia Act 1986
New South WalesEdit
QueenslandEdit
South AustraliaEdit
TasmaniaEdit
VictoriaEdit
Western AustraliaEdit
- Western Australia Act (1829)
- Constitution Act (1889)
AustriaEdit
- Constitutional Act for the Empire of Austria, 25 April 1848 (Pillersdorf Constitution)
- Constitution of the Empire of Austria, 4 March 1849 (March Constitution or Stadion Constitution)
- October Diploma
- February Patent
- Constitution of the Republic of Austria (1920)
- Constitution of the Federal State of Austria (1934)
- Constitution of Austria
AzerbaijanEdit
The BahamasEdit
BahrainEdit
- Constitution of the State of Bahrain (1973)
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain (2002)
- National Action Charter of Bahrain
BangladeshEdit
BarbadosEdit
BelarusEdit
- Constitution of the Republic of Belarus (1994)
- Constitution of the Republic of Belarus Schema (1996)
BelgiumEdit
BelizeEdit
BeninEdit
- Constitution of the Republic of Dahomey (1960)
- Constitution of the Republic of Dahomey (1964)
- Fundamental Law of the People's Republic of Benin (1977)
- Constitution of the Republic of Benin (1990)
BhutanEdit
BoliviaEdit
- Constitution of the Bolivian Republic of 1826
- Constitution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia of 2009
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEdit
Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaEdit
Republika SrpskaEdit
BotswanaEdit
BrazilEdit
- Constitution of the Empire of Brazil (1824)
- Constitution of the United State of Brazil (1891)
- Constitution of the Republic of the United States of Brazil (1934)
- Constitution of the Republic of the United States of Brazil (1937)
- Constitution of the United State of Brazil (1946)
- Constitution of Brazil (1967)
- Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1988)
BruneiEdit
BulgariaEdit
- Constitution of the Principality of Bulgaria (1879) (Trnovo Constitution)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (1947)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (1971)
- Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria (1991)
Burkina FasoEdit
- Constitution of Upper Volta (1960)
- Constitution of Upper Volta (1970)
- Constitution of Upper Volta (1977)
- Constitution of Burkina Faso (1991)
BurundiEdit
CambodiaEdit
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1947)
- Constitution of the Popular Republic of Kampuchea (1981)
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993)
CameroonEdit
- Southern Cameroons (Constitution) Order in Council, 1960
- Constitution of the Federal Republic of Cameroon (1961)
- Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon
CanadaEdit
Cape VerdeEdit
Central African RepublicEdit
ChadEdit
ChileEdit
ChinaEdit
People's Republic of ChinaEdit
- Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1982)
- Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1988)
- Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1993)
- Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1999)
- Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China (2004)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of China (Full text after amendment in 2004)
Special Administrative RegionsEdit
- Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1997)
- Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap. 383) (1991)
Hong Kong Letters Patent
- Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region (1999)
Republic of ChinaEdit
- Constitution of the Republic of China (1947)
- Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion (1972)
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (1991)
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (1992)
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (1994)
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (1997)
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (2000)
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (2005)
ColombiaEdit
- Constitution of Colombia (1991)
The ComorosEdit
Congo, Democratic Republic ofEdit
Congo, Republic ofEdit
Costa RicaEdit
Cook IslandsEdit
Côte d'IvoireEdit
CroatiaEdit
- Constitution of the Republic of Croatia (adopted 1990, last amended 2001)
CubaEdit
- Constitution of Cuba (adopted 1976, last amended 2002)
CyprusEdit
Northern CyprusEdit
- Declaration of Independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Constitution of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1985)
Czech RepublicEdit
DenmarkEdit
DjiboutiEdit
DominicaEdit
Dominican RepublicEdit
East TimorEdit
EcuadorEdit
EgyptEdit
- Constitution of Egypt (1971)
- Constitution of Egypt (2012)
- Draft constitution (2013) (English translation; State Information Service, Egypt)
- Constitution of Egypt (2014) (English translation; State Information Service, Egypt)
El SalvadorEdit
Equatorial GuineaEdit
EritreaEdit
EstoniaEdit
- Constitution of the Esthonian Republic, 1920
- Decision of the Estonian people for convening the National Constituent Assembly, 1936
- Law for the transition period, 1937
- Constitution of the Estonian Republic, 1938
- Constitution of the Estonian Republic (1992)
Eswatini (Swaziland)Edit
EthiopiaEdit
FijiEdit
FinlandEdit
FranceEdit
Constitutional BlocEdit
- Declaration of human and civic rights of 26 August 1789
- Preamble to the Constitution of 27 October 1946
- Constitution of 4 October 1958 (as amended)
- Charter for the Environment of 2004
Past ConstitutionsEdit
- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- French Constitution of 1791
- French Constitution of 1793
- Constitution of the Year III (1795)
- Constitution of the Year VIII (1799)
- Organic Senatus-Consultum of 16 Thermidor, Year X (4 August 1802)
- Organic Senatus-Consultum of 28 Floréal, Year XII (1804)
- French Constitutional Charter of 1814
- Additional Act to the Constitutions of the French Empire of 1815 (1815)
- French Constitutional Charter of 1830
- Proclamation by the French Provisional Government (1848)
- French Constitution of 1848
- French Constitution of 1852
- French Constitutional Laws of 1875
- French Constitution of 1946
- Constitution of the Fifth French Republic (original text)
GabonEdit
The GambiaEdit
GeorgiaEdit
AbkhaziaEdit
GermanyEdit
- Constitution of the German Empire (1871)
- Weimar constitution (1919)
- Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (1949)
- Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (1949)
- Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (1968) (revised 1974)
BavariaEdit
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Bavaria (1808)
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Bavaria (1818)
- Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria (1919) (Bamberg Constitution)
- Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria (1946)
BerlinEdit
- Constitution of Berlin of 23 November 1995, as amended as of 22 March 2016.
BrandenburgEdit
- Constitution of Brandenburg (1992)
North Rhine-WestphaliaEdit
PrussiaEdit
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Prussia (1848, revised 1850)
- Constitution of the Free State of Prussia (1920)
GhanaEdit
- Constitution of Ghana (1992)
GreeceEdit
- Greek Declaration of Independence 1822
- Constitution of Greece (1975, last amended 2001)
GrenadaEdit
GuatemalaEdit
GuineaEdit
Guinea-BissauEdit
GuyanaEdit
HaitiEdit
- Constitution of Saint-Domingue (1801)
- Constitution of Hayti (1805)
- Revision of the Haitian Constitution of 1806 (1816)
- Constitution of Haiti (1987)
HondurasEdit
HungaryEdit
IcelandEdit
IndiaEdit
- Constitution of India (1949 original)
IndonesiaEdit
- Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia of 1945
- Jakarta Charter (also known as the Djakarta Charter)
PasundanEdit
IranEdit
IraqEdit
IrelandEdit
Irish RepublicEdit
- Proclamation of the Republic (1916)
- Irish Declaration of Independence (1919)
- Constitution of Dáil Éireann (1919)
- Message to the Free Nations of the World (1919)
- Democratic Programme (1919)
Irish Free StateEdit
- Constitution of the Irish Free State (consolidated text)
- Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922
- Irish Free State Constitution Act, 1922
IrelandEdit
- Constitution of Ireland (original text) (1937)
- Constitution of Ireland (1937, last amended 2018)
- Transitory Provisions of the Constitution of Ireland (1937, last amended 1941)
ItalyEdit
FiumeEdit
- Constitution of Fiume or Carnaro (1920)
JamaicaEdit
JapanEdit
JordanEdit
- Constitution of Jordan (1952)
KazakhstanEdit
KenyaEdit
KiribatiEdit
Korea, NorthEdit
- Constitution of North Korea (1948)
- Constitution of North Korea (1972) (last revised in 1998)
- Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2012)
- Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2016)
Korea, SouthEdit
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1954)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1962)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1969)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1972)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1980)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1987)
KosovoEdit
KuwaitEdit
KyrgyzstanEdit
LaosEdit
LatviaEdit
LebanonEdit
LesothoEdit
LiberiaEdit
LibyaEdit
LiechtensteinEdit
LithuaniaEdit
LuxembourgEdit
MacedoniaEdit
- The first Constitution of Macedonia - Kresna 1878
- Krushevo Manifesto (1903)
- Constitution of Macedonia
MadagascarEdit
MalawiEdit
MalaysiaEdit
MaldivesEdit
MaliEdit
MaltaEdit
Marshall IslandsEdit
MauritaniaEdit
MauritiusEdit
MexicoEdit
Micronesia, Federated States ofEdit
- Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia
- Constitution of the State of Chuuk
- Constitution of the State of Kosrae
- Constitution of the State of Pohnpei
- Constitution of the State of Yap
MoldovaEdit
TransnistriaEdit
- Constitution of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (1995, last amended 2000)
MonacoEdit
MongoliaEdit
MontenegroEdit
MoroccoEdit
MozambiqueEdit
MyanmarEdit
NamibiaEdit
- Constitution of Namibia (1990)
NauruEdit
NepalEdit
NetherlandsEdit
NicaraguaEdit
NigerEdit
NigeriaEdit
NiueEdit
NorwayEdit
- The Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway, original of 17. May 1814
- Constitution of Norway, as amended 20. February 2007
OmanEdit
PakistanEdit
PalauEdit
PalestineEdit
- Constitution of Palestine of 1968
- Palestinian Declaration of Independence (1988)
- Constitution of Palestine of 1994
- Constitution of Palestine of 1996
- Constitution of Palestine (2003)
PanamaEdit
Papua New GuineaEdit
- Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (incorporated up to Amendment 22)
ParaguayEdit
PeruEdit
The PhilippinesEdit
- Provisional Constitution of the Philippines (1897)
- Philippine Declaration of Independence
- Constitution of the Philippines (1899)
- Constitution of the Philippines (1935)
- Constitution of the Philippines (1943)
- Constitution of the Philippines (1973)
- Constitution of the Philippines (1987)
PolandEdit
- New Constitution of the Government of Poland, Established by the Revolution, the Third of May, 1791
- Constitution of May 3, 1791 (Translated by Christopher Kasparek)
- Constitutional Charter of the Kingdom of Poland (1815)
- March Constitution of Poland (1921)
- April Constitution of Poland (1935)
- Constitution of the Republic of Poland (1997)
PortugalEdit
QatarEdit
RomaniaEdit
RussiaEdit
- Resolution on the form of government of Russia
- 1918 Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the RSFSR
- Constitution of the Russian Federation
RwandaEdit
Saint Kitts and NevisEdit
Saint LuciaEdit
SamoaEdit
São Tomé and PríncipeEdit
Saudi ArabiaEdit
SenegalEdit
SerbiaEdit
- Constitution of the Principality of Serbia (1869)
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Serbia (1888)
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Serbia (1901)
- Constitution of Serbia (2006)
SeychellesEdit
Sierra LeoneEdit
SingaporeEdit
SlovakiaEdit
SloveniaEdit
Solomon IslandsEdit
SomaliaEdit
SomalilandEdit
South AfricaEdit
Provincial constitutionsEdit
Past constitutionsEdit
- South Africa Act 1909
- Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961
- Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993
South SudanEdit
SpainEdit
- Spanish Constitution of 1808
- Political Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy (1812)
- Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy (1837)
- Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy (1845)
- Spanish Constitution of 1869
- Draft Federal Constitution of the Spanish Republic (1873)
- Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy (1876)
- Constitution of the Spanish Republic (1931)
- Spanish Constitution of 1978
Sri LankaEdit
SudanEdit
SurinameEdit
SwedenEdit
- Instrument of Government (1974)
- Act of Succession
- Freedom of the Press Act
- Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression
SwitzerlandEdit
- Foedus pactum (1291)
- Swiss Constitution (1999, last amended 2002)
SyriaEdit
TaiwanEdit
TajikistanEdit
TanzaniaEdit
ThailandEdit
- Constitution of Thailand (1997)
- Constitution of Thailand (2007)
TogoEdit
- Constitution of the Togolese Republic (1961)
- Constitution of the Togolese Republic (1963)
- Constitution of the Togolese Republic (1979-80)
- Constitution of the Togolese Republic (1992)
TongaEdit
- Constitution of Tonga (1875)
Trinidad and TobagoEdit
- Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago (1962)
- Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (2000)
TunisiaEdit
TurkeyEdit
- Constitution of the Ottoman Empire (1876)
- Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (1921)
- Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (1924)
- Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (1945)
- Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (1961)
- Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (2001)
TurkmenistanEdit
TuvaluEdit
UgandaEdit
- Constitution of Uganda (1962)
- Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1967)
- Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995)
UkraineEdit
- Constitution of Ukraine (2004)
United Arab EmiratesEdit
United StatesEdit
FederalEdit
- The Articles of Association (1774)
- The Declaration of Independence (4 July 1776)
- Draft version (28 June 1776)
- Engrossed version (2 August 1776)
- Articles of Confederation (1777)
- The Northwest Ordinance (1787)
- Constitution of the United States of America (signed 1787; ratified 1788)
- Virginia Plan (29 May 1787)
- Pinckney Plan (29 May 1787)
- New Jersey Plan (15 June 1787)
- Hamilton Plan (18 June 1787)
- Revised Virginia Plan (19 June 1787)
- Third Virginia Plan (26 July 1787)
- Draft version (6 August 1787)
- United States Bill of Rights (1789)
- Additional amendments (1795-1992)
- Unsuccessful amendments
Individual statesEdit
AlabamaEdit
- Alabama Constitution (1819)
- Constitution of Alabama of 1861
- Constitution of Alabama of 1865
- Constitution of Alabama of 1867
- Constitution of Alabama of 1875
- Alabama State Constitution of 1901 (last amended 2018)
AlaskaEdit
ArizonaEdit
ArkansasEdit
- Arkansas Constitution of 1836
- Arkansas Constitution of 1861
- Arkansas Constitution of 1864
- Arkansas Constitution of 1868
- Arkansas Constitution of 1874
CaliforniaEdit
ColoradoEdit
ConnecticutEdit
- Fundamental Orders (14 January 1639)
- Government of New Haven Colony (1643)
- Charter of Connecticut (1662)
- Constitution of Connecticut of 1818
- Connecticut Constitution
DelawareEdit
- Charter of Delaware (1701)
- Constitution of Delaware (1776)
- Constitution of Delaware (1792)
- Constitution of Delaware (1831)
- Constitution of Delaware (1897)
FloridaEdit
- Constitution of the State of Florida (1838)
- Constitution of the State of Florida (1861) (CSA)
- Constitution of the State of Florida (1865) (Reconstruction)
- Constitution of the State of Florida (1868) (Post-reconstruction)
- Constitution of the State of Florida (1885)
- Constitution of the State of Florida (1968)
- Constitution of the Republic of East Florida (1812)
GeorgiaEdit
- Charter of Georgia (1732)
- Georgia State Constitution (1777)
- Georgia State Constitution (1789)
- Georgia State Constitution (1798)
- Georgia State Constitution (1861)
- Georgia State Constitution (1865)
- Georgia State Constitution (1868)
- Georgia State Constitution (1877)
- Georgia State Constitution (1945)
- Georgia State Constitution (1976)
- Georgia State Constitution (1983)
HawaiiEdit
- 1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
- 1852 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
- 1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
- 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii (Bayonet Constitution)
- Proposed 1893 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
- 1894 Constitution of the Republic of Hawaii
- Hawaiian Organic Act (1900)
- 1950 Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi
IdahoEdit
IllinoisEdit
- Illinois Constitution of 1818
- Illinois Constitution of 1848
- Illinois Constitution of 1870
- Illinois Constitution of 1970 (current)
IndianaEdit
- Indiana Constitution (1816)
- Indiana Constitution (1851)
IowaEdit
- 1844 Proposed Constitution of the State of Iowa
- 1846 Constitution of the State of Iowa
- 1857 Constitution of the State of Iowa — Original
- 1857 Constitution of the State of Iowa — Codified
KansasEdit
- Topeka Constitution (1855)
- Lecompton Constitution (1857)
- Leavenworth Constitution (1858)
- Wyandotte Constitution (1859)
- Kansas Constitution (1859) (As amended 2019)
KentuckyEdit
- Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky of 1792
- Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky of 1799
- Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky of 1850
- Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky of 1891
LouisianaEdit
- Louisiana State Constitution of 1812
- Louisiana State Constitution of 1845
- Louisiana State Constitution of 1852
- Louisiana State Constitution of 1861
- Louisiana State Constitution of 1864
- Louisiana State Constitution of 1868
- Louisiana State Constitution of 1879
- Louisiana State Constitution of 1913
- Louisiana State Constitution of 1921
- Louisiana State Constitution (1974)
MaineEdit
MarylandEdit
- Charter of Maryland (1632)
- Maryland Constitution of 1776
- Maryland Constitution of 1851
- Maryland Constitution of 1864
- Constitution of the State of Maryland (1867)
MassachusettsEdit
- Charter of New England (1620)
- Agreement Between the Settlers at New Plymouth (1620)
- Charter of Plymouth (1629)
- Charter of Massachusetts Bay (1629)
- Act of Surrender of the Great Charter of New England to His Majesty (1635)
- Bradford's Surrender of the Patent of Plymouth to the Freemen (1640)
- Commission of Sir Edmund Andros for the Dominion of New England (1688)
- Charter of Massachusetts Bay (1691)
- Explanatory Charter of Massachusetts Bay (1725)
- Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1780)
MichiganEdit
- Michigan Constitution of 1835
- Michigan Constitution of 1850
- Michigan Constitution of 1908
- Michigan Constitution of 1963
MinnesotaEdit
MississippiEdit
- Mississippi Constitution (1817)
- Mississippi Constitution (1832)
- Mississippi Constitution (1868)
- Mississippi Constitution (1890)
MissouriEdit
- Constitution of the State of Missouri (1820)
- Constitution of the State of Missouri (1865)
- Constitution of the State of Missouri (1875)
- Constitution of the State of Missouri (1945)
MontanaEdit
NebraskaEdit
- Nebraska Constitution of 1866
- Nebraska Constitution of 1875 (The "Grasshopper Constitution")
- Nebraska Constitution (Current)
NevadaEdit
- Constitution of Nevada (Incomplete)
New HampshireEdit
- Constitution of New Hampshire (1776)
- Constitution of New Hampshire (1784)
- Constitution of New Hampshire (1793)
- New Hampshire Constitution (As amended 1990)
New JerseyEdit
- Concession and Agreement (1664)
- New Jersey Constitution of 1776
- New Jersey Constitution of 1844
- New Jersey Constitution of 1947
New MexicoEdit
New YorkEdit
- New York Constitution of 1777
- New York Constitution of 1821
- New York Constitution of 1846
- New York Constitution of 1894
- New York Constitution of 1938
- New York Constitution as of 2004
North CarolinaEdit
- Charter of Carolina (1663)
- A Declaration and Proposals of the Lord Proprietor of Carolina, Aug. 25–Sept. 4, 1663
- Concessions and Agreements of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina (1665)
- Charter of Carolina (1665)
- Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina (1669)
- The Mecklenburgh Resolutions (1775)
- North Carolina State Constitution of 1776
- North Carolina State Constitution of 1868
- North Carolina State Constitution of 1876
- North Carolina State Constitution (1971)
North DakotaEdit
OhioEdit
- Ohio Constitution of 1802
- Ohio Constitution of 1851 (Incomplete)
OklahomaEdit
OregonEdit
PennsylvaniaEdit
- Charter for the Province of Pennsylvania (1681)
- Concessions to the Province of Pennsylvania (1681)
- Penn's Charter of Liberties (1682)
- Frame of Government of Pennsylvania (1682)
- Frame of Government of Pennsylvania (1683)
- Frame of Government of Pennsylvania (1696) (Markham's Frame)
- Charter of Privileges for Pennsylvania (1701)
- Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of 1776
- Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of 1790
- Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of 1838
- Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of 1874
- Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1968)
Rhode IslandEdit
- Plantation Agreement at Providence (1640)
- Government of Rhode Island (1641)
- Patent for Providence Plantations (1643)
- Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (1663)
- Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (1842)
- Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (1984)
South CarolinaEdit
- Constitution of South Carolina of 1776
- Constitution of South Carolina of 1778
- Constitution of South Carolina of 1790
- Declaration of the Causes of Secession
- Declaration of Independence
- Constitution of South Carolina of 1861
- Constitution of South Carolina of 1865
- Constitution of South Carolina of 1868
- Constitution of South Carolina (1895)
South DakotaEdit
TennesseeEdit
- Watauga Petition
- Tennessee State Constitution (1796)
- Tennessee State Constitution (1835)
- Tennessee State Constitution (1870)
- Tennessee State Constitution (1870, Revised 2014)
TexasEdit
- Constitution of Coahuila and Texas (1827)
- Texas Declaration of Independence (1836)
- Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)
- Constitution of the State of Texas of 1845
- Constitution of the State of Texas of 1861
- Constitution of the State of Texas of 1866
- Constitution of the State of Texas of 1869
- Texas Constitution (1876) (Incomplete)
UtahEdit
VermontEdit
- Constitution of Vermont (1777)
- Constitution of Vermont (1786)
- Constitution of the State of Vermont (1793)
VirginiaEdit
- Charter of Virginia, 1606
- Charter of Virginia, 1609
- Charter of Virginia, 1611
- Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)
- Constitution of Virginia, 1776
- Constitution of Virginia, 1830
- Constitution of Virginia, 1851
- Constitution of Virginia, 1864
- Constitution of Virginia, 1870
- Constitution of Virginia, 1902
- Constitution of Virginia, 1971 (Incomplete)
WashingtonEdit
West VirginiaEdit
WisconsinEdit
WyomingEdit
- Constitution of the State of Wyoming (1889) (as published in 2008)
U.S. TerritoriesEdit
American SamoaEdit
GuamEdit
Northern Mariana IslandsEdit
Puerto RicoEdit
Virgin Islands of the United StatesEdit
Washington, D.C.Edit
UruguayEdit
UzbekistanEdit
VanuatuEdit
VenezuelaEdit
- Federal Constitution for the States of Venezuela (1811)
- Political Constitution of the State of Venezuela (1819)
- Constitution of the State of Venezuela (1830)
- Constitution of Venezuela (1857)
- Constitution of Venezuela (1858)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1864)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1874)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1881)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1891)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1893)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1901)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1904)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1909)
- Venezuelan Provisional Constitutional Statute (1914)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1914)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1925)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1928)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1929)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1931)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1936)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1947)
- Act of Constitution of the Provisional Government of the United States of Venezuela, 24 November 1948
- Constitution of the Republic of Venezuela (1953)
- Constitution of the Republic of Venezuela (1961)
- Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999)
VietnamEdit
- Vietnamese Declaration of Independence (1945)
- Constitution of Vietnam (1946)
- Constitution of Vietnam (1980)
- Constitution of Vietnam (1992)
- Constitution of Vietnam (2001)
- Constitution of Vietnam (2013)
North VietnamEdit
South VietnamEdit
YemenEdit
- Constitution of Yemen (1962)
- Constitution of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1971)
- Provisional Constitution of the Yemen Arab Republic (1974)
- Constitution of the Republic of Yemen (1991)
ZambiaEdit
ZimbabweEdit
Multilateral ConstitutionsEdit
African UnionEdit
European UnionEdit
- Treaty on European Union (Treaty of Maastricht) (1992)
- Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (2004)
- Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
Union of South American NationsEdit
United NationsEdit
Uncodified constitutionsEdit
Uncodified constitution means that constitutional laws are not all contained in one single document but spread out over several different documents.
IsraelEdit
New ZealandEdit
- New Zealand Constitution Act (1986)
- New Zealand Bill of Rights Act (1990)
- Letters Patent Constituting the Office Of Governor-General Of New Zealand (1983)
- Treaty of Waitangi (1840)
- The Declaration of Independence of the Northern Chiefs (1835)
Proposed amendments:
United KingdomEdit
The Constitution of the United Kingdom is uncodified.
- Kingdom of England ( - 1649; 1660 - 1707)
- Constitutions of Clarendon (1164)
- Assize of Clarendon (1166)
- Magna Carta
- Titulus Regius (1484)
- Laws in Wales Act 1535
- Petition of Right (1628)
- Habeas Corpus Act (1679)
- Bill of Rights 1689
- Act of Settlement 1701
- Commonwealth of England (1649 - 1653; 1659 - 1660)
- Protectorate (1653 - 1659)
- Instrument of Government, 1653 (16 December 1653)
- Humble Petition and Advice (1657)
- Additional Petition and Advice (1657)
- Kingdom of Scotland ( - 1707)
- Declaration of the Clergy (1309)
- Declaration of Arbroath (1320) - English and Latin
- Claim of Right (1689)
- Kingdom of Great Britain (1707 - 1801)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801 - 1927; "Northern Ireland" from 1927)
- Reform Act 1832
- Parliament Act 1911
- Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927
- Royal and Parliamentary Titles Proclamation 1927
- Parliament Act 1949
- Scotland Act (1998)
Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesEdit
GibraltarEdit
SarkEdit
- Sark Letters Patent of 1565
- Sark Letters Patent of 1611
- Suspension of the Sark Court and Institution of the Office of Seneschal by Order in Council in 1675
- Reform (Sark) Law 1951
- Reform (Amendment) (Sark) Law 1981
Turks and Caicos IslandsEdit
Constitutions of former countriesEdit
Confederate StatesEdit
- Constitution of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America (February 8, 1861)
- Constitution of the Confederate States of America (signed March 11, 1861; ratified March 29, 1861)
CzechoslovakiaEdit
German Democratic RepublicEdit
- Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (adopted 1949, amended 1968)
Iroquois ConfederacyEdit
- The Iroquois Constitution (oral constitution created between 1090 and 1150)
SenegambiaEdit
Union of BurmaEdit
Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsEdit
- 1918 Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the RSFSR, see Russia
- Constitution of the Soviet Union (1924)
- Constitution of the Soviet Union (1936)
- Constitution of the Soviet Union (1977, Unamended)
- Constitution of the Soviet Union (1977, Fully amended)
YugoslaviaEdit
- Constitution of Yugoslavia (1931)
- Constitution of Yugoslavia (1946)
- Constitution of Yugoslavia (1953)
- Constitution of Yugoslavia (1963)
Zimbabwe-RhodesiaEdit
Constitutions of unrecognized entitiesEdit
SealandEdit
About constitutionsEdit
- "Constitution of the United States," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)