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| Civil Rights Act |
in the U.S., any of several laws intended to protect civil rights, esp. the landmark law passed by Congress in 1964 that aimed to protect the constitutional right of all citizens to vote and to prevent racial discrimination in places of employment, public facilities, public accommodations, and the like. |
| constitutionalism |
advocacy of the principles of constitutional government. [1/2 definitions] |
| constitutionality |
the quality of being in legal accord with a constitution, or of being otherwise constitutional. |
| founding father |
(often cap.) one of the delegates to the U.S. Constitutional Convention in 1787. [1/2 definitions] |
| nonconstitutional |
combined form of constitutional. |
| republicanism |
adherence to the principles and constitutional forms of republican government. [1/2 definitions] |
| Supreme Court |
the highest federal court in the United States, consisting of nine appointed justices whose decisions on constitutional cases set precedents for all other courts in the nation. [1/2 definitions] |
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