In legal disputes between two or more states, original jurisdiction for hearing cases rests with the
a. Congress.
b. U.S. Federal Courts of Appeal.
c. U.S. Supreme Court.
d. president of the United States.
e. the Federal Interstate Compact Commission.
Answer: C
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A. The Equal Rights Amendment B. The Equal Rights Act of 1964 C. Title IX D. Title VII E. The Nineteenth Amendment
2 Equity developed as a rival to:
a. socialist law b. court of chancery c. common law d. code law e. criminal law
According to Stuart Taylor, the Supreme Court’s case law involving the Fourth Amendment’s ban on unreasonable searches and seizures
a. makes it relatively easy for police to gather information to break up terrorist cells. b. gives the government too much power to coerce people into making confessions. c. does not distinguish clearly between a routine search for stolen goods and a preventative search for a bomb. d. overly restricts the activities of state police but not federal authorities.
How many justices sit on the U.S. Supreme Court?
a. Seven b. Nine c. Ten d. Six e. Eight