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Question 1.
The Supreme Court will advise the president or congress on constitutional questions, if they require advice.


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Question 2.
All Supreme Court justices must have law degrees.


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Question 3.
When the Supreme Court decides to hear a case they grant a writ of certiorari after five justices agree to do so.

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Question 4.
The attorney for the U.S. government before the Supreme Court is called the solicitor general.
   
 
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Question 5.
In a unanimous decision, the majority opinion of the Supreme Court is traditionally written by the Chief Justice.


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Question 6.
Supreme Court authority derives from legitimacy rather than force.


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Question 7.
John Marshall was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

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Question 8.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the president is immune from civil claims while he is in office.

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Question 9.
The Supreme Court has used judicial review to mainly overturn state laws.

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Question 10.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court.

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