En Banc and Division Cases

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1. Under Article VIII, section 4(1), what division sizes may the Supreme Court use in its discretion?
2. What is the minimum concurrence for deciding a case heard by a Supreme Court division under Article VIII, section 4(3)?
3. Which body may modify or reverse a doctrine established in a Supreme Court decision, whether rendered en banc or in div…
4. In an ordinary merits case properly heard by a three-member Supreme Court division, all three participate and vote. Two…
5. A case before the Supreme Court directly contests the constitutionality of a statute. Which mode of hearing does Articl…
6. A five-member Supreme Court division hears an ordinary appeal. All five participate, and three agree that the appeal sh…
7. An election contest concerning the qualifications of the Vice-President is filed before the Supreme Court. A party requ…
8. All members of a three-member Supreme Court division participate in the deliberation and voting on an ordinary merits c…
9. A five-member Supreme Court division proposes to overturn a doctrine established in a prior Supreme Court division deci…
10. Compare the constitutional basis for en banc hearing of a case directly challenging a statute's constitutionality with …
11. For the en banc decisions described in Article VIII, Section 4(2), which group supplies the denominator for the require…
12. A Supreme Court case directly involves the constitutionality of an executive agreement. What hearing configuration does…