It is difficult to predict which case or type of case the Supreme Court might review because __________.
a. cases are assigned by the Department of Justice
b. the attorney general determines which cases will be heard
c. Congress selects the cases that will be decided
d. the justices never explain their reasons for hearing certain cases and not others
e. cases are selected randomly using a lottery system
Ans: d. the justices never explain their reasons for hearing certain cases and not others
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