The US Supreme Court acts as both a court of original jurisdiction and an appellate court. It hears cases directly from lower courts as well as cases that have been appealed from lower courts. However, the majority of the cases heard by the Supreme Court come from the appellate process.

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The US Supreme Court

Question 23

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A) is only an appellate court.
B) is only a court of original jurisdiction.
C) is both a court of original jurisdiction and an appellate court.
D) acts as neither a court of original jurisdiction nor an appellate court.
E) hears more original cases than cases appealed.

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