If a State Supreme Court Decides a Case Based Solely

question 58

Multiple Choice

If a state supreme court decides a case based solely on state law, what impact can the U.S. Supreme Court have on the decision?

• A) Overturn the case based on its own interpretation of state law
• B) Declare the state law unconstitutional so that the case has to go back to lower state courts
• C) Review the decision and use it as a precedent for federal cases
• D) Using the theory of stare decisis, change the decision to meet federal guidelines
• E) Nothing, as the U.S. Supreme Court can only rule on federal cases or constitutional questions

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