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What gives the courts the right to decide what the Constitution means?

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Many times, courts will have to look into context clues in the Constitution to distinguish the meaning of certain situations. However, the Supreme Court determines what is Constitutional and what is not. The Supreme Court makes rulings based on their meaning of the Constitution.
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