A request for a rehearing before the U.S. Supreme Court is called a:

a. motion to appeal
b. permission motion
c. petition for rehearing
d. petition for certiorari


Answer: d. petition for certiorari

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If the parties agree to deviate from the child support ________, they must provide the court with a good reason for the deviation and that the deviation does not financially deprive the child.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following persons would most likely not be considered a public figure in a defamation case?

a. a professional football player b. a high school math teacher c. a United States Senator d. the leader singer of a well-known rock band

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Federal rules or regulations are found in the:

A) U.S. Code. B) U.S. Constitution. C) Code of Federal Regulations. D) Statutes at Large.

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The following are characteristic(s) of living trusts, also known as inter vivos trusts:

a. They become effective during the testator's lifetime. b. They are not part of a decedent's probate estate. c. Any assets that are mode part of the trust become non-probate assets. d. all of the above

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