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TheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0205 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Constitutionalism · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Constitutionalism is the idea that political power should be limited by a higher law; having a written constitution is neither necessary nor sufficient for it, since some regimes adopt constitutional forms without effective limits.”

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Ulysses and the Sirens: Studies in Rationality and Irrationality

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