Two Neighbors Have a Dispute About the Placement of Their

question 38

Multiple Choice

Two neighbors have a dispute about the placement of their mailboxes. Which federal institution is designed to handle such a conflict?

• A) Congress, because it handles issues of interstate commerce
• B) the Supreme Court, because citizens have the right to have their cases heard in the highest court
• C) the Supreme Court, because it is designed to settle disputes about interstate commerce
• D) none, because conflicts between citizens of the same state should be handled by state governors
• E) none, because states have maintained their own court systems for disputes between state residents

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