The Founding Fathers Engaged in a Vigorous Debate Over Whether

question 21

Multiple Choice

The founding fathers engaged in a vigorous debate over whether there should be a federal court system separate from the state systems. Those who supported a strong federal judiciary ultimately prevailed. Subsequent expansion of the federal courts has created a contemporary controversy over how to alleviate the problem of rising caseloads within the federal court system.
-Which of the following proposals would due process advocates least likely support?

• A) Abolish federal diversity jurisdiction except in certain cases.
• B) Abolish concurrent jurisdiction on crimes punishable by both state and federal law.
• C) Creation of several new Article I legislative courts.
• D) Limit ability of prisoners to file civil rights lawsuits.

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