Your answer would be A). a state that sues another for violating interstate trade
The case that the Supreme Court would hear through its original jurisdiction power is a state that sues another for violating interstate trade.
Definitions:
Jurisdiction power:
Jurisdiction power is the power for the jury to hear a case for the first time, this means that the court is the first to hear about the case.
Explanation:
The reason why answer choice "A). a state that sues another for violating interstate trad" is the correct answer because this is a big case that needs to be sent to the Supreme Court as soon as possible.
This is a cause that wouldn't be seen first by the lower courts, or courts that are below the ranking of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court would use its jurisdiction power to hear this case first. A state suing another state involves the government, since they're the ones that have the power to sue for the state. This case would pretty much involve the government, which the Supreme Court needs to make sure that it could be solved as soon as possible. Interstate trade is pretty much known as trades that are from one state to another state, and in the answer, it's saying that a state is suing another state for violating state to state trading. Trading is very important in the U.S, and it's more important to get trades from other fellow states, if there is a problem between the states, it needs to be focused on to reduce the tension of hatred.
Why the other answer choices are incorrect:
The reason why answer choice "B). a man convicted of a crime based on false evidence " is incorrect because:
This is the type of case that would first be seen by the lower courts, and doesn't need to Supreme Court to be involved, since this is a case that would happy in a local community. The community court will deal with this case first. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.
The reason why answer choice "C). a teacher prohibited from praying in a school cafeteria" is incorrect because:
This is another case that would be first seen the the lower court, or local court. This is also a case that doesn't need the Supreme Court to be involved in. The lower court will deal with these types of cases, since it's not ideal to the whole country. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.
The reason why answer choice "D). a reporter whose First Amendment rights are violated" is incorrect because:
This is also another case that would first be seen the the lower courts. If someone's amendment rights were violated, then they would see a local court. They wouldn't see the Supreme Court be cause the Supreme Court wouldn't want to deal with a case like this, since it's not their job to deal with a case like that, that's the job for the lower courts. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.
If you see the trend, all of the answer choices are wrong because they do not need the involvement of the Supreme Court for the case. Those types of cases should be dealt with the lower courts; they're the ones that are suppose to see this case first.
-Julie
