The decision to appeal cases the federal government has lost in the lower courts is made by the
A) majority of the Supreme Court.
B) Solicitor General.
C) president.
D) chief justice.
E) district judge.
Answer: B) Solicitor General.
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If the U.S. were to ask Great Britain to arrest a suspect on British territory and hand him or her over for trial, this is known as __________
A) jurisdiction B) arbitration C) extradition D) extraterritorial seizure
Which of the following is the only administration of recent times to actually run a budget surplus, as opposed to a deficit, in some years?
A. Jimmy Carter B. Ronald Reagan C. George W. Bush D. Bill Clinton E. Donald Trump
The doctrine of territorial integrity holds that:
A. a state has the right to invade another state. B. a nation cannot exist across the boundaries of two states. C. the boundaries of a state must be clearly defined. D. the state has the right to resist any aggression or intervention within its boundaries.
If the election results shown in Table 3, below, were for a district with a magnitude of 1 and the alternative vote rule was used, what would the outcome be?
A. candidates from parties A and B would each win 5 seats.
B. candidates from party A would win 10 seats.
C. a candidate from party A would win 1 seat and the other parties would get 0 seats.
D. you can’t answer this question unless you know what the second, third, fourth, and so on, preference ranking is on each ballot that was cast.