word | | Constitution |
| stalling | European Union | ... served as a constitution and was presented to the European Council in October 2007 for individual country ratification; it was rejected by Irish voters in June 2008, again stalling the ratification process |
| starting | Argentina | 1 May 1853; amended many times starting in 1860 |
| state | Belgium | 7 February 1831; amended many times; revised 14 July 1993 to create a federal state |
| State | Brunei | 29 September 1959 (some provisions suspended under a State of Emergency since December 1962, others since independence on 1 January 1984) |
| State | Cyprus | ... 1974 Turkish intervention, Turkish Cypriots created their own constitution and governing bodies within the "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus," which became the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)" when the Turkish Cypriots ... |
| state | Denmark | 5 June 1953 constitution allowed for a unicameral legislature and a female chief of state |
| State | Singapore | 3 June 1959; amended 1965 (based on preindependence State of Singapore Constitution) |
| states | European Union | ... 2003; note - a new draft Constitutional Treaty, signed on 29 October 2004 in Rome, gave member states two years for ratification either by parliamentary vote or national referendum before it was scheduled ... |
| Statute | Netherlands Antilles | 29 December 1954, Statute of the Realm of the Netherlands, as amended |
| statutes | Guernsey | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| statutes | Jersey | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| statutes | United Kingdom | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| Steel | European Union | ... on a series of treaties: the Treaty of Paris, which set up the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in 1951; the Treaties of Rome, which set up the European Economic Community ... |
| streamlined | Hungary | ... October 1989 revision ensured legal rights for individuals and constitutional checks on the authority of the prime minister and also established the principle of parliamentary oversight; 1997 amendment streamlined the judicial system |
| strengthening | Macedonia | adopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991; amended November 2001 by a series of new constitutional amendments strengthening minority rights and in 2005 with amendments related to the judiciary |
| strict | Portugal | adopted 2 April 1976; note - subsequent revisions of the Constitution placed the military under strict civilian control, trimmed the powers of the president, and laid the groundwork for a stable, pluralistic liberal ... |
| stuffing | Kyrgyzstan | ... were annulled in September 2007, and a new version was approved by referendum on 21 October 2007; the BAKIEV-initiated referendum was criticized by Western observers for voting irregularities, particularly ballot stuffing |
| subject | Iraq | ratified on 15 October 2005 (subject to review by the Constitutional Review Committee and a possible public referendum ) |
| subsequent | Portugal | adopted 2 April 1976; note - subsequent revisions of the Constitution placed the military under strict civilian control, trimmed the powers of the president, and laid the groundwork for a stable, pluralistic liberal ... |
| subsequently | Sierra Leone | 1 October 1991; subsequently amended several times |
| substantially | Cape Verde | 25 September 1992; a major revision on 23 November 1995 substantially increased the powers of the president; a 1999 revision created the position of national ombudsman (Provedor de Justica) |
| succession | Oman | ... law considered by the government to be a constitution which, among other things, clarifies the royal succession, provides for a prime minister, bars ministers from holding interests in companies doing business with ... |
| Sudan | Sudan | constitution implemented on 30 June 1998, partially suspended 12 December 1999 by President BASHIR; under the CPA, Interim National Constitution ratified 5 July 2005; Constitution of Southern Sudan signed December 2005 |
| Sultan | Oman | none; note - on 6 November 1996, Sultan QABOOS issued a royal decree promulgating a basic law considered by the government to be a constitution which, among other things, clarifies the royal succession ... |