Example sentences for: constitutions

How can you use “constitutions” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Of the People, a conservative lobbying group, has launched a nationwide campaign to add a "parental rights amendment" to state constitutions declaring it "the inalienable right" of parents to "direct and control the upbringing, education, values and discipline of their children."

  • State constitutions grant governors a variety of powers--among them the power to veto bills, appoint officials, and submit a budget to the legislature.

  • How judges interpret statutes and constitutions is, according to Scalia, "a question utterly central to the existence of democratic government."

  • Like virtually all states, Vermont and Hawaii have "equal protection" clauses in their constitutions that guarantee all citizens the same treatment under the law.

  • As the federal judiciary has backed off desegregation, plaintiffs increasingly have turned to state courts . Many state constitutions have provisions relating specifically to education.


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