Which Branch of Government Has the Power to Create Inferior

question 103

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government has the power to create inferior (lower) courts, change the jurisdiction of federal courts, add or subtract federal judges, and even change the size of the Supreme Court?

• A)judiciary
• B)Congress
• C)executive
• D)bureaucracy
• E)attorney general

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Definitions:

Centralized Power

A form of governance in which all major decisions and authority are concentrated in a central government or authority figure.

Direct Democracy

A form of democracy in which people directly decide on policy initiatives without intermediary representatives or officials.

Fort Sumter

A federal fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, notable for the first shots of the American Civil War being fired there in 1861.

Charleston Harbor

a notable body of water located in South Carolina, known historically for its strategic importance during both the American Revolution and the Civil War.