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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Constitutional Law''' β The study and interpretation of the fundamental principles by which a state is governed. * '''Constitution''' β A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. * '''Bill of Rights''' β The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, which protect individual liberties. * '''Separation of Powers''' β The division of government into three branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. * '''Checks and Balances''' β A system that allows each branch of government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power. * '''Judicial Review''' β The power of a court (like the Supreme Court) to declare a law or executive action unconstitutional (Established in ''Marbury v. Madison''). * '''Federalism''' β A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units (like states). * '''Due Process''' β Fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement. * '''Equal Protection''' β The principle that no person or class of persons shall be denied the same protection of the laws that is enjoyed by other persons or other classes in like circumstances. * '''Precedent (Stare Decisis)''' β The legal principle of determining points in litigation according to a previous court decision. * '''Amendment''' β A formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document. * '''Sovereignty''' β The authority of a state to govern itself or another state. * '''Supremacy Clause''' β The provision in Article VI of the US Constitution that establishes the Constitution and federal laws as the highest law in the land. * '''Rule of Law''' β The restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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