In Which of the Following Instances Would the Supreme Court

question 8

Multiple Choice

In which of the following instances would the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?

• A) if a U.S. senator from Alaska were charged with a federal crime
• B) if the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, were charged with a federal crime
• C) if the government of Indiana were to sue the government of Kentucky over the pollution of the Ohio River
• D) if the president of the United States were charged with high crimes and misdemeanors
• E) if a citizen of Indiana were to sue a company based in Kentucky over the pollution of the Ohio River

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