Constitutionality
noun
The quality of being in accordance with a political constitution.
The court is yet to rule on the constitutionality of the law.
Often appears as...
- question the constitutionality
- determine the constitutionality
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Formal
noun
The quality of being in accordance with a political constitution.
The court is yet to rule on the constitutionality of the law.
Often appears as...
- question the constitutionality
- determine the constitutionality
Usage tips
Formal
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Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Used when discussing laws and their alignment with the constitution.
Debates on the constitutionality of the health care mandate intensified.
Pro Tip 2/3Court Discussions
Often appears in legal arguments and court decisions.
The judge's ruling hinged on the constitutionality of the statute.
Pro Tip 3/3Political Debates
Common in debates about government actions and policies.
Politicians argued over the constitutionality of the surveillance program.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Used when discussing laws and their alignment with the constitution.
Debates on the constitutionality of the health care mandate intensified.
Pro Tip 2/3Court Discussions
Often appears in legal arguments and court decisions.
The judge's ruling hinged on the constitutionality of the statute.
Pro Tip 3/3Political Debates
Common in debates about government actions and policies.
Politicians argued over the constitutionality of the surveillance program.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Used when discussing laws and their alignment with the constitution.
Debates on the constitutionality of the health care mandate intensified.
Pro Tip 2/3Court Discussions
Often appears in legal arguments and court decisions.
The judge's ruling hinged on the constitutionality of the statute.
Pro Tip 3/3Political Debates
Common in debates about government actions and policies.
Politicians argued over the constitutionality of the surveillance program.
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Stories: Legacies of who...
in honor of the legacy of young people that have come before, so that they will have guideposts and signs to be the change that they want to see in this world, as Claudette Colvin was. Because she struck down the constitutionality of segregated seats
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The End of Roe v. Wade...
And besides the harm for women, those justices are not really considering the constitutionality of the act, only who can be sued and where. The more important case is out of Mississippi.
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Stories: Legacies of who...
in honor of the legacy of young people that have come before, so that they will have guideposts and signs to be the change that they want to see in this world, as Claudette Colvin was. Because she struck down the constitutionality of segregated seats
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The End of Roe v. Wade...
And besides the harm for women, those justices are not really considering the constitutionality of the act, only who can be sued and where. The more important case is out of Mississippi.
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Jed S. Rakoff
American Judge
Judges are the people who have to protect the rights of individuals, have to protect the rights of minorities, have to protect the rights in the Constitution, have to protect the requirement that the executive and the legislature not simply exercise raw power but adhere to standards of reasonableness and constitutionality.
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Benjamin Wittes
American Journalist
The foundations of modern civil-rights law are exceptionally secure. Conservative judges nibble around the edges sometimes, and people still debate the constitutionality of affirmative-action programs. But almost no one seriously argues about the basic meaning or legitimacy of core civil-rights protections.
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William Barr
American Public Servant
In our system of government, the Supreme Court ultimately decides on the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress or of presidential actions. When their actions are challenged, both Congress and the president are entitled to have their positions forcefully advocated in court.
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Gary Bauer
American Public Servant
Fairness' can be an important quality for legislators to consider when they are passing public policies. But it is a subjective standard. And it has no place among judges on a court - whose duty is to dispassionately judge a law's constitutionality.
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John C. Calhoun
American Statesman
A difference must be made between a decision against the constitutionality of a law of Congress and of a State. The former acts as a restriction on the powers of this government, but the latter as an enlargement.
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John Podhoretz
American Writer
The defense of ObamaCare's constitutionality relies mainly on the truism that everyone is sure to get sick at some point in their lives, and this makes the health-care market unlike any other market.
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Mike DeWine
American Politician
On my first day in office as Ohio attorney general, I authorized Ohio to join the multistate lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare.
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Rohini Nilekani
Indian Writer
We all need good laws, and an independent, impartial, and efficient judiciary to verify the constitutionality of those laws.
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Felix Frankfurter
American Judge
The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said about it.
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Everett Dirksen
American Politician
The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion.
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Jed S. Rakoff
American Judge
Judges are the people who have to protect the rights of individuals, have to protect the rights of minorities, have to protect the rights in the Constitution, have to protect the requirement that the executive and the legislature not simply exercise raw power but adhere to standards of reasonableness and constitutionality.
Quote examples
Benjamin Wittes
American Journalist
The foundations of modern civil-rights law are exceptionally secure. Conservative judges nibble around the edges sometimes, and people still debate the constitutionality of affirmative-action programs. But almost no one seriously argues about the basic meaning or legitimacy of core civil-rights protections.
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William Barr
American Public Servant
In our system of government, the Supreme Court ultimately decides on the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress or of presidential actions. When their actions are challenged, both Congress and the president are entitled to have their positions forcefully advocated in court.
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Gary Bauer
American Public Servant
Fairness' can be an important quality for legislators to consider when they are passing public policies. But it is a subjective standard. And it has no place among judges on a court - whose duty is to dispassionately judge a law's constitutionality.
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John C. Calhoun
American Statesman
A difference must be made between a decision against the constitutionality of a law of Congress and of a State. The former acts as a restriction on the powers of this government, but the latter as an enlargement.
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John Podhoretz
American Writer
The defense of ObamaCare's constitutionality relies mainly on the truism that everyone is sure to get sick at some point in their lives, and this makes the health-care market unlike any other market.
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Mike DeWine
American Politician
On my first day in office as Ohio attorney general, I authorized Ohio to join the multistate lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare.
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Rohini Nilekani
Indian Writer
We all need good laws, and an independent, impartial, and efficient judiciary to verify the constitutionality of those laws.
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Felix Frankfurter
American Judge
The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said about it.
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Everett Dirksen
American Politician
The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion.
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