The "Rule of Four" Refers to

question 16

Multiple Choice

The "rule of four" refers to

• A)the number of Supreme Court justices needed to decide a majority opinion.
• B)the number of minority justices currently serving on the Supreme Court.
• C)the number of cases that most justices are willing to review in any given court session.
• D)the number of Supreme Court justices that need to agree to grant review to a case in order to get a case on the docket.
• E)the number of solicitors general in charge of litigation of the federal government.

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Definitions:

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