Question 38 of 100
What is the highest court in the United States?
Answer
- the Supreme Court
Explanation
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States.
Why it matters
Its rulings are final and bind every other court in the country.
The 65/20 special consideration
Question 38 is not in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only the 20 marked questions, so this one would not be asked. Everyone else studies all 100.
Answers that get mixed up with this one
These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.
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