constitutionalism
noun
con·sti·tu·tion·al·ism
ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈtü-sh(ə-)nə-ˌli-zəm 
-tyü-
: adherence to or government according to constitutional principles
also
: a constitutional system of government
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But by the early seventeenth century the sovereigns of Britain, France, and elsewhere had begun to erode this medieval constitutionalism in favor of a new absolutism.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
His malign influence on American constitutionalism is with us still.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024
If Trump’s threat to democracy and American constitutionalism is to be defeated, the effective method would be at the ballot box.
—Jeffrey Boutwell, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2024
Such was the foundation of American constitutionalism and the elaborate checks and balances that defined it.
—TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
His malign influence on American constitutionalism is with us still.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024
If Trump’s threat to democracy and American constitutionalism is to be defeated, the effective method would be at the ballot box.
—Jeffrey Boutwell, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2024
Such was the foundation of American constitutionalism and the elaborate checks and balances that defined it.
—TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Constitutionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constitutionalism. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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