When does the U.S. Supreme Court grant certiorari?

a. When six of the nine judges agree to grant it.
b. When important reasons exist for doing so.
c. When the plaintiff and the defendant agree to request it.
d. None of the above is correct.


B

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A) every individual sampled decreases the risk of bias error. B) ?every individual can choose to participate or decline participation in the opinion poll. C) ?every individual in the population is sampled. D) ?every individual has a known and equal chance of being sampled. E) every individual sampled has a unique perspective on the issues.

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The central tenet of the Roosevelt Corollary was that the United States would

A. welcome European military intervention in the internal affairs of American countries that had proven themselves incapable of self-government. B. intervene on behalf of people who were struggling to prevent their liberties from being taken away by internal factions or outside threats. C. work closely with European powers to extend the blessings of republican government throughout the Americas. D. intervene in the affairs of American nations if they proved unable to protect themselves from foreign entanglements. E. make no attempt to increase its own territorial holdings, and would prevent any other country from trying to seize new land.

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The President represents a(n) ______, whereas The Presidency represents the ______ of the executive structure.

A. individual; institution B. institution; structure C. individual; structure D. individual; executive branch

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Edmund Burke believed that lofty concepts such as liberty and equality endangered public order and triggered the French Revolution

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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