When a party submits a request to the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision, that request is known as a __________
a. writ of mandamus
b. writ of decisis
c. writ of certification
d. writ of certiorari
d
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A. because of the authority granted in Section 5 of the Federal Voting Rights Act B. because new data generated by the federal government demonstrated minorities would be adversely affected C. because of the legacy of restricted access to the ballot D. because the data Texas provided demonstrated minorities would be adversely affected
What is the name of the American program used to increase foreign military cooperation with the United States?
A) Assistance For Military Purposes B) Foreign Legion C) International Military Education and Training D) United Front For Democracy E) US Aid For Developing Countries
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Since the end of the Cold War, although it has slowed down, there remains a continuing trend toward democratization. 2. Democracy promotion has been a consistent and successful policy engaged by most countries in the Global North. 3. Nearly all outside-in pressures for democratization flow from the Global North to the Global South. 4. One major theory concerning democratic consolidation focuses on the importance of strong civil society as a driver of change, other economic or other social conditions being equal. 5. When in 2018 the United States indicted Russian agents for attempting to “promote discord … and undermine public confidence in democracy,” the Department of Justice was, in effect, revealing the influences of outside-in forces that can affect democratic consolidation.
What two methods can be used to choose among projects in cost-benefit analysis?
What will be an ideal response?