On Commonlit PLEASE HURRY AND ANSWER

1.) PART A: Which of the following best identifies the central idea of the text?

A.)Most people are educated on the workings of the Supreme Court because the expectations for the Court’s roles are clearly defined in The Constitution.

B.) Supreme Court justices are incredibly powerful since they are appointed for life and rule on the country's most important cases.

C.) The Supreme Court plays an important role in the country’s government because it takes cases that were never presented in court before.

D.)For a very long time, Presidents chose Supreme Court nominees based only on their political views, but this has changed recently.

2.) PART B: Which section from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

A.) “They announce their decisions periodically, then disappear into their ‘Marble Palace.’” ( Paragraph 1)

B.)“Why are venerable former justices, such as John Marshall, sources of guidance in understanding necessary qualities for federal judges?” ( Paragraph 4)

C.) “Still, many vacancies do occur during a president’s term of office, and the rarest and most important of these are the seats on the Supreme Court.” ( Paragraph 8)

D.) “Presidents usually appoint judges who seem to have a similar political ideology to their own. In other words, a president with a liberal ideology will usually appoint liberals to the courts.” ( Paragraph 10)

3.) PART A: What does the word “concurring” most closely mean in paragraph 18?

A.) sharing an opinion

B.) to have different motivations

C.) critical of other’s opinions

D.) sarcastic in a cruel way

4.) PART B: Which detail from paragraph 18 best supports the answer to Part A?

A.) “the justices release explanations for each side”

B.) “A majority opinion is prepared (usually by the senior justice on that side)”

C.) “the justices whose point of view did not prevail release a dissenting opinion.”

D.) “A justice who agrees with the majority decision but for different reasons”

Passage: mrs. smith’s sixth-grade class filed onto the grassy field behind the middle school after lunch. as she exited the building, chelsea looked around for her closest friend, brittany. she spotted her by the swings, talking to their classmate brian. 2 “brian thinks he’s the fastest person in mrs. smith’s class,” brittany told her when she had joined them. it was obvious that brittany didn’t agree with brian. 3 “i guarantee i can beat anyone in this class to a race,” brian said, tugging on the scarlet baseball cap that he wore each and every day. “in fact, i bet i can run faster than the seventh, eighth, and even ninth graders, too! ” 4chelsea rolled her eyes, but wasn’t astonished by his declaration. brian was typically overconfident; he was always challenging other students and expecting to win. according to brian, he was so talented that he could hit more home runs than children on the baseball team and even could repeatedly make more baskets than the boys and girls on the basketball team. 5 “who dares to challenge me? ” brian shouted, directing his question to every student on the playground. the students looked around, but no one volunteered. 6 “i’ll race you,” chelsea said, breaking the awkward silence. she knew she wasn’t the fastest person on the playground, but if she possessed the determination necessary to win, perhaps she could complete the race first. 7 “first person around the field wins,” said brian, stretching his legs and jumping up and down to ready himself for the race. 8they approached the starting line, and brittany counted to three. 9 “see you at the finish line! ” brian exclaimed and left chelsea in the dust. 10brian soon disappeared around the first turn. chelsea took a deep breath and continued to run at a quick pace. the sun was warm and she soon grew tired, but she didn’t stop. ahead, brian approached the finish line and as he began to celebrate, she watched him trip over a small mound of dirt and fall to the ground. 11as chelsea reached the finish line, she noticed that brian was still seated on the ground, rubbing his injured knee. instead of running past him and winning the race, chelsea stooped down to him stand. he leaned on her shoulder, and they completed the race together. 12 “you could've won,” brian said as their friends came out to congratulate them. 13chelsea smiled. “friends are more important than winning,” she said. 14brian smiled at her. “my thoughts exactly,” he said question: which action in the story advance the plot the most? a) when chelsea accepts brian's challenge to race him b) when chelsea rolled her eyes at irritation at brian's pride c) when chelsea reached the finish line and brian finish the race d) when brittany told chelsea that brian thinks he's the fastest in the class