There are three (3) types of combat patrols. A. Raid Patrol A raid is conducted by a combat patrol whose mission is to attack a position or installation for any or all of these purposes: 1. Destroy the position or installation. 2. Destroy or capture troops or equipment. 3. Liberate personnel. Surprise, firepower, and violent action are the keys to raid.
A constitutional government is any government whose authority and construction are defined by a constitution. The government need not be of a specific type, such as democratic, socialist, etc., but it does need to have parameters that are defined and relatively unchangeable.
First published Wed Jan 10, 2001; substantive revision Tue Sep 11, 2012. Constitutionalism is the idea, often associated with the political theories of John Locke and the founders of the American republic, that government can and should be legally limited in its powers, and that its authority or legitimacy depends on its observing these limitations.