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Question 38

What is the highest court in the United States?

  1. The state supreme courts
  2. The Supreme CourtCorrect answer
  3. The federal courts of appeals
  4. The U.S. district courts

Official answer

the Supreme Court

Explanation

The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal in the federal system, and its rulings bind every other court, federal and state. District courts try cases and the courts of appeals sit between the two.

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Question 38: What is the highest court in the United States? · U.S. Civics Test 2008 · Questena