Template:Cite constitution

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Purpose

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

Syntax

Horizontal

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> of the [[Constitution of ]] ()</syntaxhighlight>

Vertical

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> of the [[Constitution of ]] ()</syntaxhighlight>

Examples

All required parameters

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico (1952)</syntaxhighlight>

will display as:

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

Amendments

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution of United States (1804)</syntaxhighlight>

will display as:

Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution of United States (1804)

With additional parameters

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">"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.</syntaxhighlight>

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
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">amendment</syntaxhighlight>	amendment of the constitution where the citation resides	semi-required
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">article</syntaxhighlight>	article of the constitution where the citation resides	semi-required
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">clause</syntaxhighlight>	clause within the article of the constitution where the citation resides	optional
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">section</syntaxhighlight>	section within the article of the constitution where the citation resides	optional
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">polity</syntaxhighlight>	political entity (polity) of the constitution being cited	required
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">date</syntaxhighlight>	date the constitution was ratified; can be year only	required
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">url</syntaxhighlight>	an external site with the text (required if <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">website</syntaxhighlight> or <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">archive-url</syntaxhighlight> or <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">archive-date</syntaxhighlight> or <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">access-date</syntaxhighlight> or <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">via</syntaxhighlight> are used)	optional
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">website</syntaxhighlight>	the website publishing the text (requires <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">url</syntaxhighlight>)	optional
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">archive-url</syntaxhighlight>	an external archive site with the text (requires <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">url</syntaxhighlight> and <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">archive-date</syntaxhighlight>)	optional
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">archive-date</syntaxhighlight>	date on which the archive was made (requires <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">url</syntaxhighlight> and <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">archive-url</syntaxhighlight>)	optional
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">access-date</syntaxhighlight>	the last date on which the site was verified to be operational (requires <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">url</syntaxhighlight>)	optional
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">via</syntaxhighlight>	the website hosting the text (if different from <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">website</syntaxhighlight>, requires <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">url</syntaxhighlight>)	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

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