When the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear a case appealed to it from a circuit court, it is exercising its __________ jurisdiction.

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The U.S. Supreme Court exercises appellate jurisdiction when it hears cases that have been appealed to it from lower courts, such as the circuit courts. This means that the Court is reviewing a decision that has already been made by another court, rather than hearing the case for the first time (original jurisdiction). The other options (constitutional, mandatory, and legislative) are not accurate descriptions of the Court's jurisdiction in this context.