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05.03.401 is the title of a subsection within a chapter in German legal scholar Hans Freek's book, The Interplay of Constitution and Federalism in the United States. In this chapter, Freek examines the individual state's powers under the U.S. Constitution and how their power interacts with the power of the federal government. Specifically, this subsection looks at how individual states in the U.S. have acted to protect or advance certain liberties, such as freedom of speech and religion, through their own state constitutions, laws, and court decisions. Freek also discusses how the federal government has used its power to uphold state powers, such as in the Supreme Court rulings of Gideon v. Wainwright and Brown v. Board of Education. In conclusion, Freek suggests that in spite of state power protection and advancement of rights, the Constitution has so far been unable to provide a guarantee of full protection and real power to the citizens of the United States.