nPostednon November 6, 2015
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nForncenturies, most kingdoms and empires and nations were ruled bynwhoever was powerful enough to force everyone else to obey. Butneventually nations began to establish written principles that wouldnspell out the organization and powers of the various parts of thengovernment. n
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nThenworld’s longest surviving written constitution is pretty famous: it’snthe U.S. Constitution, which dates back to 1789. There are somenwritten governing documents still in use in the United Kingdom (thinknBritain, England) and in San Marino, but they do not qualify asnnational constitutions. n
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nOnnthis date in 1844, the Dominican Republic officially adopted itsnfirst constitution. It was influenced by the laws and constitutionsnof Spain, France, and the U.S.
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| The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. |
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nWhatnmakes the Dominican Republic special…?
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Innaddition to some gorgeous waterfalls in the Jarabacoa Mountains andnof course some amazingly beautiful beaches – after all, this nationnis located on a Caribbean Island! …
Innaddition to some gorgeous waterfalls in the Jarabacoa Mountains andnof course some amazingly beautiful beaches – after all, this nationnis located on a Caribbean Island! …n
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n…andnin addition to charming historical buildings, artisans’ villages, funnshopping, and posh resorts…
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n…thisnnation is home to a wide variety of creatures, including around 300nspecies of birds, four species of sea turtles, dolphins and manatees,nand a whole lot of coral-reef critters.
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nFind out more about the Dominican Republic by checking out these earlier posts.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nSaxophoneninventor Adolphe Sax’s birthday
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nAnniversarynof the appearance of a new star (supernova)
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nAnniversarynof the announcement of two new elements—on a kids’ TV show!!
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nPlannahead:
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