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  2. Preamble to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Court has also understood this language to mean that the sovereignty of the government under the U.S. Constitution is superior to that of the States. [52] Stated in negative terms, the Preamble has been interpreted as meaning that the Constitution was not the act of sovereign and independent states. [53]

  3. Sovereign - Wikipedia

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    Sovereign is a title that can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French souverain , which is ultimately derived from the Latin superānus , meaning 'above'.

  4. Articles of Confederation - Wikipedia

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    The Articles of Confederation contain a preamble, thirteen articles, a conclusion, and a signatory section. The individual articles set the rules for current and future operations of the confederation's central government.

  5. Preamble to the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    According to the preamble, the constitution of India has been pursuance of the solemn resolution of the people of India to constitute India into a 'Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic', and to secure well-defined objects set forth in the preamble. Sovereignty denotes supreme and ultimate power.

  6. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The text requires no additional action by Congress or anyone else after ratification by the required number of states. [133] Thus, when the Office of the Federal Register verifies that it has received the required number of authenticated ratification documents, it drafts a formal proclamation for the Archivist to certify that the amendment is ...

  7. Sovereignty - Wikipedia

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    The treatise is frequently viewed as the first European text theorizing state sovereignty. [24] Bodin rejected the notion of transference of sovereignty from people to the ruler (also known as the sovereign); natural law and divine law confer upon the sovereign the right to rule. And the sovereign is not above divine law or natural law.

  8. Preamble - Wikipedia

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    A preamble is an introductory and expressionary statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy. When applied to the opening paragraphs of a statute, it may recite historical facts pertinent to the subject of the statute.

  9. Forty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    The original text of the Preamble before the 42nd Amendment. The 42nd Amendment changed the description of India from a "sovereign democratic republic" to a "sovereign, socialist secular democratic republic", and also changed the words "unity of the nation" to "unity and integrity of the nation".