In Which of the Following Instances Would the Supreme Court

question 8

Multiple Choice

In which of the following instances would the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?

• A) if a U.S. senator from Alaska were charged with a federal crime
• B) if the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, were charged with a federal crime
• C) if the government of Indiana were to sue the government of Kentucky over the pollution of the Ohio River
• D) if the president of the United States were charged with high crimes and misdemeanors
• E) if a citizen of Indiana were to sue a company based in Kentucky over the pollution of the Ohio River

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Definitions:

Absolute Refractory Period

Portion of the action potential during which the membrane is insensitive to all stimuli, regardless of their strength.

Cardiac Muscle Cells

Specialized muscle cells in the heart responsible for generating the force to pump blood throughout the body.

Hyperpolarization Period

A phase following the action potential in neurons where the inside of the cell becomes more negatively charged than the resting potential.

AV Period

The atrioventricular (AV) period refers to the phase of the cardiac cycle when the atria are contracting and pushing blood into the ventricles.