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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Congress’s constitutionalism carries advantages over the Court’s.
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This ought to be axiomatic to anyone with even a rudimentary conception of American constitutionalism.
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Others wanted China to move onto a path of constitutionalism and rule of law.
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There is a long, strong strand of anti-constitutionalism in American history.
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Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
This ought to be axiomatic to anyone with even a rudimentary conception of American constitutionalism.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Others wanted China to move onto a path of constitutionalism and rule of law.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2025
There is a long, strong strand of anti-constitutionalism in American history.
—Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Constitutionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constitutionalism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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