amicus curiae ("friend of the court") briefs

What will be an ideal response?


Legal briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of influencing a court's decision by raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties.

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a. Central Committee b. Party Congress c. Presidium d. Politburo

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The interaction between economic conditions and public policy is called:

A. the political economy. B. privatization. C. redistributive policy. D. regulatory policy.

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The two main philosophical perspectives on international law are

a. realism and idealism. c. natural law and idealism. b. natural law and legal positivism. d. idealism and moralism.

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The Hatch Act allows federal civil service employees to

A) ?serve as party officers. B) ?solicit campaign donations. C) ?make campaign contributions. D) ?serve as a delegate to a party convention. E) ?endorse partisan candidates.

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