Constitution, The

Example Sentences

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Under the post-war constitution, the royal family holds no political power.

From Barron's

The nation’s second-largest school district is acting illegally under both the California and the federal Constitution, the suit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet The Nation’s Elie Mystal noticed something unusual about the publication date of Alito’s forthcoming doorstopper “So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and the Country.”

From Salon

Additionally, when a statute might conflict with the Constitution, the statute should be interpreted narrowly to avoid the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal

That was why the founders were very careful when they crafted the Constitution: The president is just one branch of government, is constrained by checks and balances, and can always be given the heave-ho.

From Slate