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CLEP US Government

Category - Courts

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In oral arguments before the Supreme Court, how long is each side given to present?
  1. 10 minutes
  2. 30 minutes
  3. 1 hour
  4. 2 hours
  5. As long as they need
Explanation
Answer: B - Each side (not each attorney) is granted 30 minutes to present their argument before the Supreme Court, so oral arguments for each case last only an hour. In reality, each side gets less than 30 minutes because at any time any of the nine justices can interrupt the attorney to ask a question. To compensate for this, both sides provide briefs, or a written explanation of their argument, before the case is heard.
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