How do cases reach the Supreme Court and what factors influence whether cases are heard?

What will be an ideal response?


Writs of certiorari and four justices must agree to hear a case. The Solicitor General makes recommendations and the Court looks to disagreements in lower courts as well.

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In which case did the Supreme Court first recognize the exclusionary rule, which bars the use of illegally seized evidence at trial?

a. Weeks v. U.S. b. Gideon v. Wainwright c. Furman v. Georgia d. Griswold v. Connecticut

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What decade do political scientists argue first cemented the ideological differences between today's Democrats and Republicans?

A. 1970s B. 1950s C. 1940s D. 1930s E. 1960s

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An issue network is a group of political actors that is concerned with some aspect of public policy

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Aung San Suu Kyi's role in Burma is similar to that of Nelson Mandela in South Africa

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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