A judicial interpretation is a device for constitutional change, whereby ________

A. a court case is accepted for hearing before a state supreme court
B. a court case is accepted for hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court
C. judges write and propose a new state constitutional amendment
D. judges modify a constitution's provision by reinterpreting its meaning
E. judges issue official dissention from the bench concerning a proposed state constitutional amendment

D

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a. true b. false

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