The law establishing the Constitution Day holiday previously known as Citizenship Day was passed in 2004.
Each year we recognize September 17 as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, to commemorate the signing of the Constitution in Philadelphia in 1787.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 17, 2012, as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and September 17 through September 23, 2012, as Constitution Week.
Thursday's rally came as authorities continue to reassure Venezuelans that Chavez's government remains unified and intact just days after announcing that Chavez wasn't well enough to be sworn in on Thursday, specified by the constitution as inauguration day.
It was fitting that the 2012 National Consultation fell during the same week as Constitution and Citizenship Day, which is a week where the federal government and American communities come together to celebrate the ideals that our nation was founded on and reflect on the importance of active citizenship.
It will be the centenary of the day the constitution came into being, joining the separate state colonies as a federation.
Some in Germany talk of one day changing the constitution to allow more transfers of power to Brussels.
This week's attacks had forced the Governing Council to postpone signing the temporary constitution until a three-day period of mourning was over.
According to the Holy See's constitution, a 15-20 day waiting period must be observed after the papacy becomes vacant.
Apparently, Rep. King was absent on the first day of the new Congress when the Constitution was read out loud on the floor of the House of Representatives.
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The IMM, which undertook its seventh mission to Nepal since 2005, released the mission report on the day before the deadline for the new constitution that was due 27 May 2012.
On Women's Equality Day, we mark the anniversary of our Constitution's 19th Amendment, which secured the right to vote for America's women.
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The law was passed in a flurry of closed-door negotiations, without public hearings or a three-day review required of bills under the state constitution.
The raid came a day after a national referendum to approve a new constitution that would impose presidential term limits for the first time in Zimbabwe.
To this day, no one quite knows which provision of the Constitution, if any, justified the outcome.
Saturday is regarded by some as the island's national day, marking the adoption of the island's constitution in the 18th Century.
Clashes continue in Pakistan as lawyers take to the streets for a second straight day of protesting the suspension of the country's constitution.
As we mark this 225th anniversary of the signing of our Constitution, we also recognize the candidates for citizenship who will commemorate this day by joining our American family.
The new constitution formalises a leadership team at the top of the party responsible for overseeing day-to-day political tactics, which has been effective since the new leader took the reins last year.
On that day in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which gave women the right to vote became official.
TOKYO More than half of the Japanese public believes the nation's postwar constitution should be changed, according to polls released as the country marked Constitutional Memorial Day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim the week ending on Thanksgiving Day of each year as National Farm-City Week.
And after so many decades -- 88 years ago on this very day -- the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote became enshrined in our Constitution.
Since it came into being in 1901, Australia's constitution has proved hard to change at referendums, and almost impossible when the prime minister of the day does not support the amendment.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 21, 2013, a National Day of Hope and Resolve.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 22, 2012, as Earth Day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States do hereby proclaim December 1, 2012, as World AIDS Day.
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