Question

Which groups are part of the executive branch and advise the president? Select two options.

the Senate
the Congress
the Supreme Court
the State Department
the Department of Homeland Security

How are cases heard by the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court hears all cases that are sent to it.
The president decides which cases the Supreme Court will hear.
Lower-court judges send significant cases to the Supreme Court.
Justices of the Supreme Court decide to hear certain appealed cases.

Answer 1

1. the state department and department of homeland security

2. Justices choose which cases will be heard.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Senate and Congress are legislative branch, Supreme Court is judicial branch. All US government departments are in the executive branch, such as Department of Health, Department of Education, Department of Justice, etc.

In the Supreme Court, 4 out of 9 justices must vote on if the certain case will be heard.

Answer 2

Which groups are part of the executive branch and advise the president? Select two options.

• The State Department
• The Department of Homeland Security

The US Department of State is a Department of the Federal Executive Branch and its main purposes are to carry the US foreign policy and international affairs, it advises the President on matters of foreign policy.

The Department of Homeland Security is a cabinet from the US Federal Executive Branch and its main purpose is public security - terrorism, border security, immigration, cybersecurity, etc -. it was formed after 9/11. It has a Security Council which advises the President on matters that are related to Homeland security.

How are cases heard by the Supreme Court?

• Justices of the Supreme Court decide to hear certain appealed cases.

The Supreme Court decision which cases the Court is going to hear. The decision is taken b at least four of the nine justices of the Court, if four of them agree to grant the petition, the Court will consider the case. But this does not happen very often, just 100 cases a year are chosen by the US Supreme Court. They usually choose cases that are unique and are a present issue of the law that needs a decision.