"Amicus curiae" is usually translated as
A) no probable jurisdiction.
B) cautious, but curious.
C) without cause.
D) friend of the court.
E) no substantial federal question.
D
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a. constitutional, but it asserted the power of the state government in its interpretation of the commerce clause. b. unconstitutional, but it still expanded the power of the federal government in its interpretation of the commerce clause. c. constitutional, and it expanded the power of the federal government in its interpretation of the commerce clause. d. unconstitutional, and it limited the power of the federal government in its interpretation of the commerce clause.
Congresspersons who focus primarily on enacting the wishes of their constituents are said to actÂ
A. in the delegate style. B. as politicos. C. as trustees. D. in the placeholder style. E. as caucuses.
The following scatter diagram, where zero represents a
country with no ethnic diversity and 1.0 represents extreme ethnic diversity, shows that: a. as ethnic diversity increases, infant mortality tends to decrease. b. as ethnic diversity increases, infant mortality tends to stabilize. c. there are variables in addition to ethnic diversity affecting infant mortality rates. d. a country with very little ethnic diversity can have an infant mortality rate over 100.
Petrostates are able to resist democratization by __________
a. providing the nation with the wealth needed to avoid popular discontent b. paying foreign mercenaries to employ totalitarian methods of social control c. resisting the problem of brain drain experienced by underdeveloped nations d. financing a successful propaganda operation to reinforce the official ideology