All of the following statements regarding the process of selecting a case for Supreme Court consideration are true EXCEPT
1) A case selected for argument usually involves interpretations of the U. S. Constitution or federal law.
2) At least seven Justices have to select the case as being of such importance that the Supreme Court must resolve the legal issues.
3) At least four Justices have to select the case as being of such importance that the Supreme Court must resolve the legal issues.
4) The losing party in a lower or higher federal court may ask the Supreme Court to grant a writ of certiorari, an order to review the case.
My guess is 3
You are correct. Statement 3 is the correct answer. All of the other statements are true regarding the process of selecting a case for Supreme Court consideration.
To explain how to get the answer, let's take a look at each statement:
1) A case selected for argument usually involves interpretations of the U.S. Constitution or federal law: This statement is true. The Supreme Court primarily considers cases that involve constitutional issues or questions of federal law.
2) At least seven Justices have to select the case as being of such importance that the Supreme Court must resolve the legal issues: This statement is not mentioned in the options, so we cannot say if it is true or false.
3) At least four Justices have to select the case as being of such importance that the Supreme Court must resolve the legal issues: This statement is false. The correct statement is that at least four Justices have to select the case as being of such importance that the Supreme Court must resolve the legal issues. The process of granting a writ of certiorari requires the support of at least four out of the nine Justices to agree to hear the case.
4) The losing party in a lower or higher federal court may ask the Supreme Court to grant a writ of certiorari, an order to review the case: This statement is true. A party who has lost in a lower or higher federal court has the option to petition the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari. This is a formal request for the Supreme Court to review the case and potentially overturn the lower court's decision.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 3, as it is the only statement that is not true.
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