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the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.

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"when military dictators fall, the democrats who follow them must try to restore the rule of law"

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The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution of the United States, establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the "supreme Law of the Land", and thus take priority over any conflicting state laws.

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A writ of habeas corpus is used to bring a prisoner or other detainee (e.g. institutionalized mental patient) before the court to determine if the person's imprisonment or detention is lawful.

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The Full Faith and Credit Clause—Article IV, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution—provides that the various states must recognize legislative acts, public records, and judicial decisions of the other states within the United States.

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Expressed powers are those powers that the Constitution has specifically given to the federal government.

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Implied powers, in the United States, are powers authorized by the Constitution that, while not stated, seem implied by powers that are expressly stated.

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Reserved powers, residual powers, or residuary powers are the powers which are neither prohibited or explicitly given by law to any organ of government.

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Concurrent powers are powers of a federal system of government shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit.

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(especially in the US) charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct

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"there is no basis to Searle's motion to impeach the verdict

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(in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote

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an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures

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"she has filibustered against a budget that would have cut school funding

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A conference committee is a joint committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill

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A person who is represented politically by a designated government official or officeholder,

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In the United States Congress, standing committees are permanent legislative panels established by the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate rules.

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a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

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"the legislature would have a veto over appointments to key posts"

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Jurisdiction is the power to exercise authority over persons and things within a territory

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"federal courts had no jurisdiction over the case"

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apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court

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"he said he would appeal against the conviction"

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fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.

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Recidivism is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have either experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or have been trained to extinguish that behavior.

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"the prison has succeeded in reducing recidivism

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the dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment especially in the hereafter

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when someone gets the death penalty for committing murder.

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an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as. a : a restoration of something to its rightful owner.

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is the response used when a person has committed a crime

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the act or process of deterring: such as. a : the inhibition of criminal behavior by fear especially of punishment.

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is a legal rule established through prior court cases that subsequent courts may follow when making decisions on cases with similar issues or facts.

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are agreements between defendants and prosecutors in which defendants agree to plead guilty to some or all of the charges against them in exchange for concessions from the prosecutors.

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the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.

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the action of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime.

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"they fought to prevent his extradition to the US"

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the quality of being in accordance with a political constitution.

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"a court case upheld the constitutionality of such a law"

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sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid

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"both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year"