Definition of constitution of the united states Constitution of the united states
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| constitution of the united states - the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states | ||
| United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution, Constitution of the United States | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| advice and consent a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making | ||
| bill of rights a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) | ||
| fourteenth amendment an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government | ||
| eighteenth amendment an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932 | ||
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