Cases that make their way from the state courts to the federal courts generally involve questions arising under ______.
a. the criminal law system
b. the civil law system
c. the U.S. Constitution
d. the direct appeals process
c. the U.S. Constitution
You might also like to view...
Today, an extraordinary burden of proof of imminent harm is needed before the courts will shut down a newspaper before a story is printed. This is known as
A) libel. B) prior restraint. C) private censorship. D) private restraint. E) slander.
What factor affects the number of legislative requests presidents make during the State of the Union address?
A)evaluations of public opinion on the day of the speech B)assessments of the current foreign policy environment C)minimum requirements on the number of requests set by federal law D)expectations of how much he or she can accomplish in Congress
In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court determined that __________ were unconstitutional
a. racial quotas b. grandfather clauses c. all forms of affirmative action— d. Jim Crow laws
To be considered a civil war, a given conflict must involve “active fighting.” How is this generally measured?
A. battle deaths B. rate of destruction C. harm against noncombatants D. number of casualties