What is a court of last resort?
A.) the oldest court in a legal system
B.) the first court to hear a case
C.) the lowest court in a court system
D.) the highest court in a court system
Answer: D.) the highest court in a court system
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After two years of increasing crime, New York City’s transit police Chief Bill Bratton and his force saw which of the following results?
a. rate of robberies increased b. rate of robberies reduced c. rate of trains being on-time decreased d. the amount of trash on New York City subway cars decreased
The comparison between North Vietnam, which lost a million people during the war, versus the United States, which lost 58,000 people, represents the
a. relative sensitivity to casualties. b. value placed on human life in Vietnam. c. changing nature of collateral damage. d. different views of deterrence.
At the time of the nation’s founding, who besides white men were considered citizens?
a. White women b. Freed black men c. Native Americans d. British subjects
What factor did the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Recession of 2007-2010 have in common?
a. Protectionism caused foreign investors to pull money out of U.S. companies. b. The government showed preference to one industry, creating imbalance in the market. c. Banks and other financial institutions capitalized on a lax regulatory environment. d. New technology and real estate booms created an artificial bubble for investors. e. Banks preyed upon naïve investors and swindled them with predatory lending practices.