The Oldest Constitutions.

PositionHISTORY - Brief article

Most of the world's constitutions haven't been around all that long. This chart shows the oldest existing ones. Why do you think so many of these were created around the same time?

Caption: King John put his royal seal on the United Kingdom's Magna Carta in 1215.

YEAR CONSITUTION COUNTRY WENT INTO EFFECT 1. United Kingdom * 1215 2. United States 1789 3. Norway 1814 4. Netherlands 1815...

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