This document describes & lists the positions & recommendations adopted or formulated by successive Quebec governments concerning the province's status & constitutional powers. The first part presents the positions & claims of successive governments in chronological order from the first Duplessis government of 1936 to the ending of the Bouchard government in March 2001. Positions under each government, where available, relate to: the place of Quebec within the federalist context and the provincial accession to sovereignty; the constitutional reform process; the constitutional amending procedure; distribution of powers; individual & language rights; federal institutions; and intergovernmental policy. Part two offers a selection of speeches delivered by the prime ministers & ministers of the Quebec government. The speeches are associated with historic circumstances or rest upon fundamental issues in the constitutional & intergovernmental domain. The third part provides a selection of documents linked to Quebec's evolution and its positions in constitutional matters, as well as more generally in intergovernmental relations. It also includes Canadian framework texts that Quebec did not sign. The last part includes a short timetable intended to form a historical perspective based on positions, speeches, and documents incorporated in this study.