Legal documents presented by plaintiffs, defendants, and, at times, other interested parties outlining their arguments in writing are best described as ______.

a. memos
b. petitions
c. briefs
d. writs


c. briefs

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Congress is more likely to tell the EPA that they have to lower emission standards rather than to give the EPA more specific direction on how to achieve these lower emission standards

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In presidential elections since 1980, how have men and women differed in the manner in which they voted?

A) There is no difference. B) Men have voted for the Democratic candidate more often than women have. C) Women have voted for the Democratic candidate more often than men have. D) Women have voted for the Republican candidate more often than men have. E) None of the above.

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Proposition 227 ended bilingual education in California in 1998

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The belief that war occurs in part because the international system is male-dominated and men are biologically and/or culturally predisposed to rely on violence to settle disputes is most consistent with

A) feminism. B) imperialism. C) liberalism. D) realism. E) world systems theory.

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