Northern Mariana Islands Constitution

Northern Mariana Islands Constitution
Preamble
Articles
I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • XI • XII • XIII • XIV • XV • XVI • XVII • XVIII • XIX • XX • XXI • XXII
Schedule

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Constitution is the basic governing document of Northern Mariana Islands. It has a total of 22 Articles.

Preamble

See also: Preambles to state constitutions

The Preamble of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Constitution states:

We the people of the Northern Mariana Islands, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, ordain and establish this Constitution as the embodiment of our traditions and hopes for our Commonwealth in political union with the United States of America.

Articles

• Article I - Personal Rights.
• Article II - Legislative Branch.
• Article III - Executive Branch.
• Article IV - Judicial Branch.
• Article V - Representation in the United States.
• Article VI - Local Government.
• Article VII - Eligibility to Vote.
• Article VIII - Elections.
• Article IX - Initiative, Referendum and Recall.
• Article X - Taxation and Public Finance.
• Article XI - Public Lands.
• Article XII - Restrictions on Alienation of Land.
• Article XIII - Eminent Domain.
• Article XIV - Natural Resources.
• Article XV - Education.
• Article XVI - Corporations.
• Article XVII - Oath of Office.
• Article XVIII - Constitutional Amendment.
• Article XIX - Code of Ethics.
• Article XX - Civil Service Commission.
• Article XXI - Gambling.
• Article XXII - Official Seal, Flag and Languages.
• Schedule of Transitional Matters

See also

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
  • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
  • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

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