What Happens If a Vote by the Supreme Court Results

question 85

Multiple Choice

What happens if a vote by the Supreme Court results in a tie?

• A) The chief justice breaks the tie.
• B) A majority of both houses of Congress decides the case.
• C) The lower-court decision is left standing.
• D) A vote cannot end in a tie because all nine justices must participate in every vote.
• E) The U.S. attorney general casts the deciding vote.

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