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<v ->"Based on the 11th
Amendment to the Constitution,</v>

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The Supreme Court does not
have the authority to..."

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The most important words
in this question are

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"Based on the 11th Amendment..."

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So we need to understand,

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what is the 11th Amendment?

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The 11th Amendment concerns itself with

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State's sovereign immunity.

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Basically stating that a ruler or a state

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cannot be implicated in
a criminal act, etc.,

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because of its sovereign immunity.

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That it has the ultimate power

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within its own entity, etc.,

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and esentially giving
states rights over their

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power within the state.

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So, we're looking for
a answer that has to do

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with a violation of state's immunity.

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"A. Overrule decisions
made by a Federal judge."

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The Supreme Court can overrule decisions

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made by a Federal Judge because

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it is the Supreme Court in the land

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and it is a Federal, the
supreme federal court.

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So A is out simply
because it has to do with

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a Federal Judge, nothing
to do with the State.

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Remember that the 11th
Amendment has to do with

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State's sovereign immunity.

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"B. Overrule decisions made
by a State Supreme Court."

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Well, the word State here makes us assume

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"Oh, well here you go!"

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The Supreme Court can't overrule

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State Supreme Court decisions

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because there's State's
sovereign immunity.

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That's untrue, because
if a State Supreme Court

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makes a ruling that is unconstitutional,

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the Constitution is the
Supreme Law of the land,

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and nothing can violate the Constitution.

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And the Supreme Court has

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Judicial Review over all laws

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or all rulings by judicial branch,

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by an executive branch,

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or by a legislative branch,

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to see if any of these actions or rulings

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goes against the Constitution.

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If something is unconstitutional,

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the Supreme Court has
the right to overrule it.

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So, B is out.

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"C. Hear any suits brought
against the State."

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In this case we're talking about

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the legality of the State's power.

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If another person, a private citizen

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or another state has an argument.

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This is basically stating that

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because of State's sovereign immunity,

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no cases can be heard against the State.

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The Supreme Court doesn't have that power.

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Particularly if the state
itself hasn't given consent

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to be brought in a suit against it.

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So C seems the most likely answer,

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because of the fact it has to deal

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with the State's sovereign immunity.

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"D. Prosecute those
serving in public offices."

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This generally has to
do with private citizens

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who happen to be serving
in public offices.

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For example, you can bring up
a case against Richard Nixon,

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but not the President
of the United States.

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And yes,

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the Supreme Court does have that power.

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Since this answer is not talking about

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a particular state office,

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it's not talking about the
State's sovereign immunity,

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it is wrong.

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And therefore, C is the correct answer.