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| document_name        = Constitution of the United Socialist States of Arabi
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| date_created        = September 27, 1837
| date_presented      = September 30, 1837
| date_ratified        = May 16, 1838
| date_effective      = January 10, 1839
| system              = Constitutional socialist republic
| branches            = 3
| chambers            = [[Bicameral]]
| executive            = [[President of Arabi|President]]
| courts              = Supreme, Circuits, Districts
| federalism          = Federation
| electoral_college    = [[Arabin Electoral College|Yes]]
| number_entrenchments = 1
| date_legislature    = January 10, 1839
| date_first_executive = January 10, 1839
| date_first_court    = January 10, 1839
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The '''Constitution of the United Socialist States of Arabi''' is the supreme law of the [[Arabi|United Socialist States of Arabi]]. The [[wikipedia:Constitution|Constitution]], originally comprising of seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. Its first three articles embody the doctrine of the [[wikipedia:separation of powers|separation of powers]], whereby the federal government is divided into three branches; the [[Arabin Congress|legislative]], consisting of the [[bicameral]] [[Arabin Congress|Congress]] (Article One); the executive, consisting of the [[President of Arabi|president]] (Article Two); and the judicial, consisting of the [[Supreme Court of Arabi|Supreme Court]] and other federal courts (Article Three). Articles Four, Five, and Six embody the concepts of [[wikipedia:federalism|federalism]], describing the rights and responsibilities of state governments, the [[Arabin states|states]] in relationship to the federal government, and the shared process of constitutional amendment. Article Seven established the procedure subsequently used by the states to ratify it.
 
Since the Constitution [[wikipedia:Coming into force|came into force}} in 1839, it has been amended 15 times. The first nine amendments were the original amendments made to the constitution within the first two years of its enactment and are considered to be the most prominent amendments to the constitution. The remaining six amendments primarily deal with civil and social rights protections.
 
== Ratified Amendments ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan=2 | <abbr title="Number">No.</abbr>
! rowspan=2 | Subject
! colspan=3 | Ratification
|-
! Submitted
! Completed
! Time&nbsp;span
|-
| 1st
| Prohibits Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the right to petition the government
| style="font-size:95%"| {{nowrap|October 10, 1839}}
| style="font-size:95%"| {{nowrap|September 8, 1841}}
| {{Age in years and days|1839|10|10|1841|9|8}}
|-
| 2nd
| Protects the right to keep and bear arms
| style="font-size:95%"| October 10, 1839
| style="font-size:95%"| September 8, 1841
| {{Age in years and days|1839|10|10|1841|9|8}}
|-
| 3rd
| Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment, slavery, and involuntary servitude
| style="font-size:95%"| October 10, 1839
| style="font-size:95%"| September 8, 1841
| {{Age in years and days|1839|10|10|1841|9|8}}
|-
| 4th
| Citizens who are accused of crimes are presumed innocent before guilty by a court of law or jury; citizens accused of a major crimes are to be held in federal detention centers until exonerated
| style="font-size:95%"| October 10, 1839
| style="font-size:95%"| September 8, 1841
| {{Age in years and days|1839|10|10|1841|9|8}}
|-
| 5th
| Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause
| style="font-size:95%"| October 10, 1839
| style="font-size:95%"| September 8, 1841
| {{Age in years and days|1839|10|10|1841|9|8}}
|-
| 6th
| Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law
| style="font-size:95%"| October 10, 1839
| style="font-size:95%"| September 8, 1841
| {{Age in years and days|1839|10|10|1841|9|8}}
|-
| 7th
| Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution
| style="font-size:95%"| October 10, 1839
| style="font-size:95%"| September 8, 1841
| {{Age in years and days|1839|10|10|1841|9|8}}
|-
| 8th
| Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnessess and to retain counsel
| style="font-size:95%"| October 10, 1839
| style="font-size:95%"| September 8, 1841
| {{Age in years and days|1839|10|10|1841|9|8}}
|-
| 9th
| Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on any reasoning other than not being 18 years or older
| style="font-size:95%"| October 10, 1839
| style="font-size:95%"| September 8, 1841
| {{Age in years and days|1839|10|10|1841|9|8}}
|-
| 10th
| Establishes the direct election of the [[Arabin Senate|United Socialist States senators]] and [[Arabin House of Representatives|United Socialist States representatives]] by popular vote
| style="font-size:95%"| April 15, 1878
| style="font-size:95%"| September 6, 1888
| {{Age in years and days|1878|4|15|1888|9|6}}
|-
| 11th
| Allows any citizen the right to marriage regardless of race, gender, religion, or sexuality
| style="font-size:95%"| July 30, 1976
| style="font-size:95%"| May 17, 1977
| {{Age in years and days|1976|07|30|1977|5|17}}
|-
| 12th
| Allows citizens to purchase, distribute, and grow the [[wikipedia:cannabis|cannabis plant]]
| style="font-size:95%"| August 30, 1979
| style="font-size:95%"| October 1, 1986
| {{Age in years and days|1979|6|30|1986|10|1}}
|-
| 13th
| Requires all citizens who reach the age of eighteen to serve at minimum eighteen months in the [[Arabin Armed Forces|Armed Forces]]
| style="font-size:95%"| March 19, 1954
| style="font-size:95%"| March 18, 1988
| {{Age in years and days|1954|03|19|1988|03|18}}
|-
| 14th
| Instates the [[wikipedia:death penalty|death penalty]] for crimes that are considered egregious, immoral, and abhorrent
| style="font-size:95%"| July 16, 1984
| style="font-size:95%"| {{nowrap|November 14, 1989}}
| {{Age in years and days|1984|07|16|1989|11|14}}
|-
| 15th
| Requires the [[Federal government of Arabi|federal government]] to fund a Nation Space Program.
| style="font-size:95%"| {{nowrap|September 20, 1966}}
| style="font-size:95%"| March 7, 2012
| {{Age in years and days|1966|09|20|2012|03|07}}
|}
 
== Proposed amendments ==
=== 19th century ===
* Patrick Owens Amendment, proposed in 1849, would recognize June 20th as Patrick Owens Day.
* An amendment outlawing all types of drugs and alcohol was proposed in 1851
* Christian Amendment, was proposed in 1898, would have made [[Arabi]] a [[wikipedia:Christian state|Christian state]].
 
=== 20th century ===
* In 1902, Rep. Joseph Goodwin, proposed an amendment that would repeal the third amendment, due to his belief slavery should be legal.
* Becker Amendment, proposed in 1936, would have limited the number of terms [[Arabin Senate|Senators]] and [[Arabin House of Representatives|Representatives]] could serve, with 2 terms for Senators and 6 terms Representatives for a total of 12 years each.
* Second Amendment Repeal, would eliminate the right to keep and bear arms, was proposed in 1950 after what once was the deadliest mass shooting that occurred in the neighboring country, the [[wikipedia:United States of America|United States of America]].
* Right to life amendment, proposed in 1996, by Rep. Frederick Huffman, a former [[wikipedia:priest|priest]], would outlaw abortions and a woman's right to reproductive rights.
* Official Language Amendment, would make the [[wikipedia:English language|English language]] the official language of Arabi, was proposed in 1999 by Rep. Gerry St. John.
 
=== 21st century ===
* An amendment requiring the [[Federal government of Arabi|federal government]] to provide [[wikipedia:universal healthcare|universal healthcare]] to every citizen of [[Arabi]].
* An amendment to repeal the 11th amendment, proposed in 2006 by Rep. Federick Huffman, would repeal the 11th amendment and replace it with an amendment that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.
* Abolish the Electoral College Amendment, proposed in 2007 and would abolish the [[Arabin Electoral College]] and allow the citizens of Arabi to directly elect the [[President of Arabi|president]] and [[Vice President of Arabi|vice president]] by popular vote.
* Freeman Amendment, proposed in March of 2019, would prohibit the president, vice president, and their spouse from holding more than one office while in power. It would also prohibit the president from nominating their spouse to be their vice president. This is a result of former president Walter Freeman being both the president and Second Gentleman and choosing his spouse, current president [[Lona Freeman (Arabi)|Lona Freeman]] to serve as his Vice President, while she also served as First Lady. Lona Freeman also served as a Senator and Governor while also serving as Second Lady.

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