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How have we worked around the rigidity of the U.S. constitution?

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The rigidity of its written format has been counterbalanced by growth and usage: in particular, statutory elaboration (see Congress of the United States ) and judicial construction (see Supreme Court, United States , and Marshall, John ) have kept the written document abreast of the times.

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