Question

Reading Selection 1: Adapted from the Columbia Encyclopedia
Some of the principles and practices of the U.S. Constitution are based off of the British Constitution. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States; it influences all other U.S. laws. All new laws go through a review process to determine if they are “constitutional.” Laws that do not meet the principles of the Constitution can be amended.

Reading Selection 2: Adapted from an encyclopedia
The principles of the United States government were established in the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution def