Question
Article III, Section 2, Clause 2 of the US Constitution reads:
In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.
Which of the following cases would fall under the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?
(1 point)
Responses
Appeals from lower federal courts
Appeals from lower federal courts
Disputes between two or more states
Disputes between two or more states
Cases involving violations of the U.S. Constitution
Cases involving violations of the U.S. Constitution
Cases involving federal laws
Cases involving federal laws
In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.
Which of the following cases would fall under the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?
(1 point)
Responses
Appeals from lower federal courts
Appeals from lower federal courts
Disputes between two or more states
Disputes between two or more states
Cases involving violations of the U.S. Constitution
Cases involving violations of the U.S. Constitution
Cases involving federal laws
Cases involving federal laws
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The case that would fall under the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, according to Article III, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, is:
**Disputes between two or more states.**
The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in cases affecting ambassadors, public ministers, consuls, and those in which a state is a party, which includes disputes between states. The other options, such as appeals from lower federal courts, cases involving violations of the U.S. Constitution, and cases involving federal laws, typically fall under the Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction.
**Disputes between two or more states.**
The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in cases affecting ambassadors, public ministers, consuls, and those in which a state is a party, which includes disputes between states. The other options, such as appeals from lower federal courts, cases involving violations of the U.S. Constitution, and cases involving federal laws, typically fall under the Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction.