word | | Constitution |
| UN | Kosovo | Constitutional Framework of 2001; note - the Kosovo Government is charged with putting forward an AHTISAARI (UN Special Envoy) Plan-compliant draft of a new constitution soon after independence |
| unicameral | Denmark | 5 June 1953 constitution allowed for a unicameral legislature and a female chief of state |
| Union | European Union | ... Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) in 1957; the Single European Act in 1986; the Treaty on European Union (Maastricht) in 1992; the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1997; and the Treaty of Nice in ... |
| united | Germany | 23 May 1949, known as Basic Law; became constitution of the united Germany 3 October 1990 |
| unrecognized | Cyprus | ... the Turkish Cypriots declared their independence in 1983; a new constitution for the "TRNC" passed by referendum on 5 May 1985, although the "TRNC" remains unrecognized by any country other than Turkey |
| unveiled | Bhutan | none; note - a draft constitution was unveiled in March 2005 and is expected to be adopted by the new National Assembly in 2008 |
| unwritten | Canada | made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of ... |
| unwritten | Guernsey | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| unwritten | Isle of Man | unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act of 1961 does not embody the unwritten Manx Constitution |
| unwritten | Jersey | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| unwritten | United Kingdom | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| US | Puerto Rico | ratified 3 March 1952; approved by US Congress 3 July 1952; effective 25 July 1952 |
| version | Kyrgyzstan | ... president, but both November and December 2006 versions were annulled in September 2007, and a new version was approved by referendum on 21 October 2007; the BAKIYEV-initiated referendum was criticized by ... |
| versions | Kyrgyzstan | ... 30 December 2006 redistributed some power back to the president, but both November and December 2006 versions were annulled in September 2007, and a new version was approved by referendum on 21 ... |
| vote | European Union | ... on 29 October 2004 in Rome, gave member states two years for ratification either by parliamentary vote or national referendum before it was scheduled to take effect on 1 November 2006; defeat ... |
| voting | Kyrgyzstan | ... were annulled in September 2007, and a new version was approved by referendum on 21 October 2007; the BAKIYEV-initiated referendum was criticized by Western observers for voting irregularities, particularly ballot stuffing |
| went | Swaziland | signed by the King in July 2005 went into effect on 8 February 2006 |
| went | Taiwan | 25 December 1947; amended in 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2005 note: constitution adopted on 25 December 1946; went into effect on 25 December 1947 |
| Western | Kyrgyzstan | ... were annulled in September 2007, and a new version was approved by referendum on 21 October 2007; the BAKIYEV-initiated referendum was criticized by Western observers for voting irregularities, particularly ballot stuffing |
| working | Israel | ... the Basic Laws of the parliament (Knesset), and the Israeli citizenship law; note - since May 2003 the Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee of the Knesset has been working on a draft constitution |
| written | Andorra | Andorra's first written constitution was drafted in 1991, approved by referendum 14 March 1993, effective 28 April 1993 |
| written | Canada | made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of ... |
| year | France | ... of Nice; amended to tighten immigration laws in 1993; amended in 2000 to change the seven-year presidential term to a five-year term; amended in 2005 to make the EU constitutional ... |