What is Constitutionality?
'''Constitutionality''' refers to the agreement with a [[nation]]{{'}}s [[constitution]], especially a [[law]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/constitutionality |title=constitutionality |publisher=Cambridge Dictionaries Online, Cambridge University Press |access-date=7 November 2015}}</ref> When a law violates a constitution, it is '''unconstitutional'''. Most constitutional issues in the [[United States]] involve the [[Bill of Rights]].<ref name=FindLaw>{{cite web |url=http://hirealawyer.findlaw.com/choosing-the-right-lawyer/constitutional-law.html |title=What is Constitutional Law? |publisher=FindLaw |access-date=7 November 2015}}</ref> These are the first 10 [[Amendment|amendments]] to the [[US]] constitution.<ref name=FindLaw/> Something that is unconstitutional refers to an action by a [[government]] that [[Wikt:violate|violate]]s that government's [[authority]].<ref name=USLegal>{{cite web |url=http://definitions.uslegal.com/u/unconstitutional/ |title=Unconstitutional Law & Legal Definition |publisher=USLegal, Inc |access-date=7 November 2015}}</ref> Most constitutions establish the [[power]]s that a government may have. Only a government action can violate a state or federal constitution.<ref name=USLegal/> An [[example]] is the US Constitution that guarantees that the United States may not have an official religion. This is why [[holiday]] decorations at a city hall displaying only [[Christian]] images would be unconstitutional.<ref name=USLegal/> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Legal terms]] [[Category:Constitutions]]