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What is the highest court in the United States?
AThe Court of Appeals
BThe Federal Court
CThe Supreme Court
DThe District Court
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The Supreme Court
1. The judicial branch is built from many courts, arranged one above another.
2. The highest of them all is the Supreme Court.
3. Its decisions settle questions for the whole country.
4. A district court hears cases at the lowest level, so it sits at the opposite end of the arrangement.
_Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards M-623 (rev. 02/12), public domain, official civics question 38_
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