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A law is deemed '''unconstitutional''' when it is found, by the [[Supreme Court of the United States]], to violate a provision of the [[United States Constitution]] or one of its amendments.
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A law is '''unconstitutional''' when it conflicts with the Constitution of that country. In the [[United States]], generally federal courts are responsible for determining whether a law conflicts with the [[United States Constitution]] with the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] being the final arbiter. Courts have had this power since [[Marbury v. Madison]] although there is little explicit basis for the power in the Constitution itself.  
 
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