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The federal courts have been called "the guardians of the Consistution" because they judge whether laws and action conform to constitutional principles. However, a court may address a legal issue only if a relevant case comes before it. It cannot try to solve legal problems on its own.

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Questions of federal Consititutional law are decided by the Federal courts.

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