The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on how deeply it should intervene in a power struggle between Democrats and Republicans over who should control the state House of Representatives.

What makes up a quorum? That is the big question the Minnesota Supreme Court must answer as a partisan power struggle has made its way all the way to the state’s highest court Thursday.

At the root of the cases before the justices is a question of whether 67 lawmakers is enough for a quorum when there's a vacancy in the 134-seat House of Representatives.