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What process is used in the United States to review the constitutionality of subsequent legislation?
Judicial construction
In what way has the rigidity of the United States Constitution's written format been counterbalanced?
Via statutory elaboration
What typically happens when a country with a written constitution lacks a commitment to its principles and civil justice?
It leads to rapid reversals of power
Which leader failed to formally abolish the constitution of the Weimar Republic?
Adolf Hitler
What have many newly independent countries of Asia and Africa adopted since the 1960s, often modeling them after American, British, or French constitutions?
Written constitutions
Explore the fundamental principles of government in a nation and the different categories of constitutions. Learn about written and unwritten constitutions, like the British constitution, and how they shape the laws, institutions, and customs of a country.
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