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No. According to Article VI, the Constitution is the "supreme law of the land" which justices of the US Supreme Court swear to uphold. The Constitution is the standard by which other legislation is judged; the Constitution itself is not subject to judicial review.


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The Supreme Court can rule on the constitutionality of laws, but it can't rule on the Constitution itself.

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Not if they are properly created, following the rules of the Constitution.

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