Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Any interested party (such as an interest group) may submit its opinions to the Court through a document called an amicus curiae brief.
2. The Supreme Court has the power to set a precedent that acts as a basis for deciding cases in the future.
3. When a case is granted “cert,” the next step is to schedule it for oral arguments.
4. The “countermajoritarian difficulty” occurs when the Court exercises control NOT on behalf of the prevailing majority but against it.
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
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