Laws may pursue form over function. Case in point is the fact that some states even have adopted state cats (although an examination of state symbol law reveals that many states have adopted a litany of âstate symbols,â including dance, food, insect, and drink). For example, the official Maine cat is, of course, the Maine coon cat. 1 M.R.S.A. Â§ 217.
The Constitution of the United States established Americaâs national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. It was signed on September 17, 1787, by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches. Constitutional Government. a form of government based on a written set of laws that all citizens agree to; in this form of government, the constitution is the highest law of the land.