Regarding Supreme Court Procedures,which One of the Following Statements Is

question 28

Multiple Choice

Regarding Supreme Court procedures,which one of the following statements is NOT accurate?

• A)When part of the majority,the chief justice decides which justice will write the majority opinion.
• B)A concurring opinion is a view written by a justice who votes with the majority and agrees with its reasoning.
• C)A dissenting opinion is an opinion of a judge who votes against the majority.
• D)Attorneys who argue a case before the Supreme Court operate under strict time limits.
• E)The Court's opinion,not the decision,is used as the primary legal basis for lower court actions based on the decision.

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Definitions:

Coalescent Events

Points in evolutionary history where genetic lineages merge at a common ancestor, a critical concept in understanding the genealogical trees of populations.

Population Size

The number of individuals within a given population, important for understanding its viability and ecological dynamics.

Phylogenetic Trees

Diagrams representing the evolutionary relationships among various biological species or entities based on similarities and differences in their physical and/or genetic characteristics.

Synonymous Sites

Locations in a gene where a mutation does not change the encoded amino acid, typically due to the redundancy of the genetic code.