Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court is set to release its much-anticipated rulings on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the comprehensive health care law enacted two years ago. The election-year rulings will not only guide how every American receives medical care but will also establish precedent-setting boundaries for how government regulation can affect a range of social areas. Your health and your finances could be on the line. The outcome's possibilities are myriad: a narrow or sweeping decision? A road map to congressional authority in coming decades? Which bloc of justices, which legal argument will win the day?
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The election-year rulings will guide how Americans receive medical care
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They will also set boundaries for how government regulation can affect a range of social areas
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An 1867 law could play a pivotal role
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The government's key lawyer fielded more than 100 questions from the bench
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