The legal concept of precedent-that, all else being equal, a court case today should be settled in accordance with prior decisions on similar cases-is expressed by the term
A. per curiam.
B. amicus curiae.
C. writ of mandamus.
D. stare decisis.
E. writ of certiorari.
Answer: D
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A legal case in which the facts are heard for the first time, and in which legal rules of procedure must be followed in hearing witness testimony, production of evidence, etc., is best described as a case involving
a. appellate jurisdiction. b. criminal jurisdiction. c. original jurisdiction. d. civil jurisdiction. e. legal jurisdiction.
Majorities and minorities become "permanent" when
a. one ethnic group controls the state for more than a generation. b. identity divisions cross-cut one another. c. one ethnic group comprises at least 75 percent of a state's population. d. ethnic groups are close in strength and power and are forced to compromise. e. identity divisions complement one another.
A multiple referral sends a bill to which of the following?
A. to the Supreme Court and the executive for simultaneous preapproval B. to multiple committees at the same time or in sequence, in whole or piece by piece C. to the Attorneys General of the states for consideration D. to the floor of the House and the Senate at once for a simultaneous final vote
Pericles
a. opposed performance democracy. b. favored democracy. c. was the first person to analyze political socialization. d. preferred monarchy to democracy.