Word: constitutionalized
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Standin. Fortas' friendship with the President was not the only objection raised to his confirmation. For some, it was merely a screen to hide their real concern. Some Republicans, hoping for victory in November, do not want Johnson to name anyone to the court for the remainder of his...
Minimonarchy. The constitution sets up a tightly controlled minimonarchy in which the real power rests with the Premier, a post that Papadopoulos hopes to retain through popular elections. Under the new document, which will be presented to the people in a referendum on Sept. 29, the government at some unspecified...
The constitution also creates a separate executive branch for the Premier, who, once in office, will be virtually independent of the Parliament. The electoral system for selecting the 150 members of Parliament is designed to give big parties the edge by allotting them nonelected members on the basis of their...
In addition, the constitution outlaws all Communists, forbids the press to print anything that might be construed as an incitement to change the established order and places all political parties under the control of a special court. The court will approve only those groups that, in the constitution's...
Since Spain's constitution pledges an eventual restoration of the monarchy, Spaniards have long scanned the official press for clues as to which of the Borbóns Generalissimo Francisco Franco, 75, might pick to fill the long-vacant throne. Monarchist activists pin their hopes on exiled Pretender Don...