Template:Cite constitution/doc

Purpose

This template allows for the easy citing and linking to of constitutions.

Syntax

Horizontal

{{cite constitution |article= |clause= |section= |polity= |date= }}

Vertical

{{cite constitution
| article = 
| clause = 
| section = 
| polity = 
| date = 
}}

Examples

All required parameters

{{cite constitution
| article = IV
| section = 1
| polity = Puerto Rico
| ratified = 1952
}}

will display as:

Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico (1952)

Amendments

{{cite constitution
| amendment = 12
| polity = United States
| date = 1804
}}

will display as:

Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution of United States (1804)

With additional parameters

{{cite constitution | article=XIV |section=7 |polity=the Philippines |date=1987 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines-article-xiv/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609073807/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines-article-xiv/ |archive-date=June 9, 2017 |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=[[Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines]]}}

will display as:

"Article XIV, Section 7". Constitution of the Philippines. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 1987. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2023.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Requirement
amendment	amendment of the constitution where the citation resides	semi-required
article	article of the constitution where the citation resides	semi-required
clause	clause within the article of the constitution where the citation resides	optional
section	section within the article of the constitution where the citation resides	optional
polity	political entity (polity) of the constitution being cited	required
date	date the constitution was ratified; can be year only	required
url	an external site with the text (required if website or archive-url or archive-date or access-date or via are used)	optional
website	the website publishing the text (requires url)	optional
archive-url	an external archive site with the text (requires url and archive-date)	optional
archive-date	date on which the archive was made (requires url and archive-url)	optional
access-date	the last date on which the site was verified to be operational (requires url)	optional
via	the website hosting the text (if different from website, requires url)	optional

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Cite constitution

For citing and linking to constitutions of various countries.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Amendment	amendment	Amendment of the constitution where the citation resides	Unknown	suggested
Article	article	Article of the constitution where the citation resides	Unknown	required
Section	section	Section within the article of the constitution where the citation resides	Unknown	suggested
Clause	clause	Clause within the article of the constitution where the citation resides	Unknown	suggested
Political	polity country	Political entity (polity) of the constitution being cited	Unknown	required
Date	date ratified	Date the constitution was ratified; can be year only	Unknown	required
URL	url	an external site with the text	Unknown	optional
Website	website work	the website publishing the text	Unknown	optional
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	an external archive site with the text	Unknown	optional
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	date on which the archive was made	Unknown	optional
Access date	access-date accessdate	the last date on which the site was verified to be operational	Unknown	optional
Via	via	the website hosting the text (if different from website)	Unknown	optional