While the Number of Cases Submitted to the Supreme Court

question 52

Multiple Choice

While the number of cases submitted to the Supreme Court has ________, the number of opinions the Court issues has ________.

• A) stayed the same; increased
• B) stayed the same; declined
• C) increased; stayed the same
• D) increased; declined
• E) increased; also increased

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Definitions:

Articles of Confederation

The first constitution of the United States, which created a loose alliance of sovereign states with a weak central government.

Revolutionary War

A conflict from 1775 to 1783 in which the thirteen American colonies won independence from Great Britain.

Bicameral Legislature

A legislative body composed of two chambers or houses; in the United States, it comprises the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Great Compromise

The agreement during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that created a two-house Congress, with the Senate having equal representation for each state and the House of Representatives based on population.