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citizens interpret the constitutionthe framers believed deeply in the necessity of a written constitution so that all citizens would know exactly
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interpreting the constitution the supreme courtbecause the meaning of the constitution is sometimes subject to interpretation the task of
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federalismanother aspect of checks and balances in the constitution juggles the powers and duties of the federal government and the state governments