党的十八届四中全会通过的《关于全面推进依法治国若干重大问题的决定》(以下简称《决定》)明确指出,坚持依法治国首先要坚持依宪治国,坚持依法执政首先要坚持依宪执政。这表明,我们党对宪法权威在法治建设中重要地位的认识达到了新高度。宪法是人类文明的产物,缘起于西方资产阶级革命时期。在社会主义革命取得胜利以后,出现了社会主义宪法和资本主义宪法的分野。从历史上看,以宪法为核心的社会主义法律和法治体系是在 The “Decision on Some Important Issues in Ruling the Country by Law” (the “Decision”) passed by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee clearly pointed out: To adhere to the principle of governing the country according to law, we must first adhere to the principle of governing the country according to the law, Governed. This shows that our party has reached a new height in its understanding of the important position of constitutional authority in the rule of law. The Constitution is the product of human civilization, originated in the Western bourgeois revolution. After the triumph of the socialist revolution there emerged the distinction between the socialist constitution and the capitalist constitution. Historically, the socialist law and the rule of law system centered on the constitution are here