federalism
the division of governing power between the federal government and the states
federal supremacy
right of federal government to regulate matters within its power to the exclusion of regulation by the states
judicial review
examination of government actions to determine whether they conform to the US constitution
a tort consisting of a false communication that injures a person's reputation; such communication receives limited constitutional protection
5th + 14th amendments prohibit the federal and state governments from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
determination of whether a particular government action is compatible w individual liberties
standard of equal-protection review applicable to cases not subject to either the strict scrutiny or the intermediate test, such as economic regulation
exacting standard of equal-protection review applicable to regulation affecting a fundamental right or involving a suspect classification
standard of equal-protection review application to regulation based on gender and legitimacy