As a practical matter, it would mean international flights to the US are halted. If you will recall the last time there was a shutdown and it appeared that TSA agents were going to walk off the job due to not being paid, they reached an agreement to end the shutdown pretty quickly.

You're reading it correctly, but it will make more sense if you swap it around and say 1 USD = 96.41 RUB. The graph is the value of $1 in rubles. When USD can buy more RUB, the line goes up.

The legislative branch determines court jurisdiction. They could say that the DC Circuit will be the court of final appeal for any rules involving the supreme court

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