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Draft Cuban Constitution Now Available on Constitute
The CCP is pleased to announce that the draft Cuban Constitution is now available for analysis on both the English and Spanish versions of Constitute. Visitors can compare the draft to the current Cuban Constitution or to other world constitutions — just in time for the February 24 referendum! For instance, Cuban voters and others…
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New book alert: “How to Save a Constitutional Democracy”
Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self rule. In the United States, the election of Donald Trump marked a decisive turning point for many. A new book by CCP co-director Tom Ginsburg and University of Chicago Law Professor Aziz Z.…
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CCP’s Most Wanted Texts
Although we have collected texts for the vast majority of the events identified in our constitutional chronology, a select few continue to elude us. Please check out our list of “most wanted” texts and let us know if you have any leads. We welcome any and all efforts to track down texts, in any language,…
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Constitute exercises featured in social studies journal
Attention educators! If you’d like to incorporate Constitute into your lesson plans, check out the latest issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, in which we share details about three exercises that we have developed to help students and others engage in constitutional analysis. Read the full article…
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CCP co-director discusses the right to bear arms with PRI
CCP Co-Director Zachary Elkins discusses how constitutions around the world address — or, more often, don’t address — the right to bear arms with PRI’s The World. Listen to the full conversation: