Justice Feelgood wants a law passed that makes it legal for anyone over the age of 18 to smoke marijuana. If he convinces his colleagues on the Supreme Court, can he pass this law?
A) No. Laws can only be passed by Congress and the Supreme Court; under no circumstance can the Supreme Court make a decision on this sort of thing.
B) No. Laws can only be passed by Congress. The Supreme Court, however, can issue a "ruling" ordering Congress to pass this law or the executive branch to not enforce any restrictions on adult marijuana use.
C) Yes. The Supreme Court is supreme and can do whatever it wants.
D) Yes. Since marijuana use is an issue handled by the court system, the Supreme Court has the authority to make laws about it.
E) This is a ridiculous question because no Supreme Court justice would ever want it to be legal for adults to smoke marijuana.
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