Answer:
False, the Supreme Court would only hear any cases on the federal level regarding criminal and civil cases. Example would be a convict being sentenced to execution.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Supreme Court is the highest court of the U.S. and the judicial Branch of the United States government.
What is the Supreme Court?
Okay, you put this in the U.S. government category, so I presume you are asking about the Supreme court in the US. You need to know some basic information about the US government. I'll try to make it easy.
There are three categories in our government to balance each other's power: the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial. They are called the three branches of government.
The Executive -
The president, vice President, and the cabinet members are apart of the executive branch. They represent the United States interest and take the responsibility of the power. The president is also chief military leader and has the power to pass laws.
The Legislative -
This branch consists of Congress — the Senate and The House of Representatives. They pass laws by voting. If the law passes Congress then the law goes to the president who can accept the law or can deny (veto) the law. If the law is vetoed then the law goes back to Congress who then needs a higher majority for law O pass and therefore become effective.
The Judicial -
The Judicial is basically our court system. They decide if someone is guilty or innocent. Or in other words, the court decides if people or the laws that are passed by lawmakers are obeying the local laws, federal laws, Constitutional amendments, and the Bills of Rights.
So there might be some things you may not know so...
Constitution and Bill of Rights
They are the laws that everyone — even the president — must uphold. The Constitution and the Bills of Rights are what holds the US together. They are the most important laws, and every law passed after must obey the Constitution.
Federal Laws
Federal laws apply to all 50 states.
State Laws
Each state makes their own laws.
Local Laws
Local Laws are laws that are passed by a specific city or town.
Okay, so what is the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court makes sure that lawmakers from the the local level to the Legislative and the executive branches are passing laws that obey the Constitution. If the judges find that the laws do not uphold the Constitution then the laws no longer exist and therefore cannot be practiced.
The judges on the Supreme Court:
Sonia Sotomayor,
Stephen G. Breyer,
Samuel A. Alito,
Elena Kagan,
Clarence Thomas,
Antonin Scalia,
Chief Justice John G. Roberts,
Anthony Kennedy,
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
John. G. Roberts is the highest official in the court of law. He is the spokesperson of the Supreme Court as well as leads the court through trial.
They hear both sides of a case — any law from Federal to local law can be in dispute. They discuss the case amongst themselves — their main goal is to decide how to interpret the US Constitution and whether the interpretation fits the law. If the law fits within the Constitution then the laws goes back to being law. If it goes against the Constitution then the law is discarded.