It said the Missouri Compromise was a violation of the United States Constitution, and that Dred Scott was not a free man.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

So I would say the tradition goes back to the 18th century not even to the constitution.

我认为这个传统可以回溯到,十九世纪，甚至在宪法出现之前。

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That's not what the American constitution is about, but it was what the Greek constitutions were about.

美国宪法并非如此,但希腊史上的宪法制度却是如此的

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So the people of Kansas got another chance to show that they did not want a pro-slavery constitution.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

So Aristotle was not without his own critique of the American constitution and American political culture.

所以，亚里士多德,也评论了美国宪法,及美国的政治文化。

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They said the Constitution did not give the president the power to violate the property rights of citizens.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

There's some rule in the Constitution, but never mind, let's pretend that's not there.

宪法里面有规定,但没关系,我们假装没有那个规定

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Some delegates,however, knew that Congress would not approve statehood for Kansas unless the people voted on the constitution.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

It's not merely a negative thing the way I think modern ideas about law, as for instance, represented in the American Constitution are, which is to say, its function is to prevent wrong doing, to punish wrong doing.

我的理解是,这里的法律,不仅仅指当今的法律条款,比如美国宪法所代表的那些内容,也就是,行使防范错误行为,以及惩罚错误行为的职能

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He said the Constitution did not give the president the power to suspend the rights of citizens.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

"I therefore believe that, in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is not broken.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

They would rule that the Constitution did not give Congress power over slavery in the territories.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

He said if these efforts were not stopped, the North some day would be powerful enough to change the Constitution and end slavery everywhere.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

The reason? Education is not discussed in the Constitution.

VOA: special.2010.03.25

The Constitution does not require it.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

"This is especially true of the Maoists, who feel that if they are not in power, then the constitution will not be according to what they want."

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

"I do not understand it. They think they are Americans, they think they are upholding the Constitution, and they are literally suggesting that violent acts be undertaken against the government."

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

The country's Supreme Constitutional Court says he will not be inaugurated and will not be called president of the republic because he was not chosen through a democratic election as required by the constitution.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20