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constitutionalism Definition

con·sti·tu·tion·al·ism (--s̸hə nəl iz′əm)

noun

  1. government according to a constitution
  2. adherence to constitutional principles or government

constitutionalism Related Forms

con′·sti·tu·tion·al·ist noun

constitutionalism Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • concern: Of course, his analysis is not limited to those views just mentioned but rather expands to a plethora of opinions concerning constitutionalism.
  • promote: These positions, established in order to promote comparative constitutionalism, involved advice on conflicts of laws, and external relations of State bodies.

Adjective modifier

  • democratic: Moreover, from the start they have had an inseparable relation to the development of democratic constitutionalism.
  • liberal: All these accounts support a broadly social democratic policy: 'mixed economy ' , progressive taxation, welfare state, liberal constitutionalism.
  • European: She paused on some of the issues which have arisen over the course of the longer term debate about European constitutionalism.
  • American: The first model derives from the main tradition of American constitutionalism, at least since Chief Justice Marshall's reasoning in Marbury v. Madison.
  • modern: Walter Berns, John M. Olin University Professor emeritus at Georgetown University, investigates the history of modern constitutionalism, or limited government.
  • comparative: These positions, established in order to promote comparative constitutionalism, involved advice on conflicts of laws, and external relations of State bodies.