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Introduction to the US Constitution; statement of goals and purposes for US government

A change or addition to the US Constitution

Document that establishes the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed; supreme law of the US

First 10 Amendments to the US Constitution; contains many of our most basic and fundamental freedoms

Numbered sections of the US Constitution; establishes the basic structure of US government

Process of giving meaning to the US Constitution using theories and methods

Theory used to interpret the Constitution based on the meaning it had when it was written

Theory that interprets the Constitution based on more than the original meaning; favors a 'living constitution'

A literal interpretation of a law or the US Constitution; text should be applied as it is written (letter of the law)

Broad interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution; looks beyond the letter of the law to capture the spirit of a law or the Constitution