One of the main tricks, (and one that I likely don't understand sufficiently to explain properly) relates to their being multiple legal systems where the law of the land represents the constitutional laws, where most are tricked into putting themselves under 'the law of the sea' or 'admiralty law' where your rights are irrelevant.

An example; drunk driving stops are against the constitution. However, people stop and 'consent' themselves to the 'search', where if one displays that they are legally able to drive and that a search is not authorized without a warrant, the police not having anything that could justify a warrant must let you go or they are criminally liable.