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being unconstitutional only means that you're bending against our constitution which can be persecuted but most times is not. illegal mostly has NOTHING to do with the actual constitiution and is all about the laws set down from the tree of the constitution. Think of illegal under laws as acorns that have fallen from the tree of the constitution.

2006-06-17 18:25:15 · answer #1 · answered by Caity 2 · 0 0

Constitutionality is the status of a law, a procedure, or an act's accordance with the laws or guidelines set forth in the applicable constitution. When one of these directly violates the constitution it is illegal, or more specifically unconstitutional. All the rest are considered constitutional until declared otherwise.

An act (or statute) which is enacted as law either by the council of a city or county, by the legislature of a state or province, or by a national legislature, may be declared unconstitutional. When the proper court determines that the act in question conflicts with the constitution, it finds that law unconstitutional and declares it void in whole or in part. The portion of the law that is declared void is considered to be struck down, as the statute is considered to be struck from the statute books.

2006-06-17 18:54:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

A law is a rule passed by congress (federal law) or the legislature (state law)

A violation of the constitution is taking or depriving of the rights that were set by the founding fathers of this country in the constitution. Rights are defined in the constitution.

So it comes down to a voilation of RULES is ILLEGAL. Where a violation of a persons RIGHTS is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

And at the risk of being confusing. It is illegal to violate somebodys constitutional rights.

2006-06-17 18:29:18 · answer #3 · answered by Dee 4 · 0 0

Unconstitutional means it's breacking the constitution (USA laws). Illegal means state laws. I think

2006-06-17 18:22:15 · answer #4 · answered by ~Genie~ 3 · 0 0

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