This dimension names the language in which a political document was originally written. Wikipedia notes that the Constitution of India is "the longest written constitution of any country in the world, with 146,385 words in its English-language version," one example of how a document's original language shapes its own record. Browsing this way collects every document originally written in the same language.
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1. Marbury v. Madison (Wikipedia)
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Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that established the principle of judicial review, meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes they find to violate the Constitution of the United States.
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