The Solicitor General's office generally requests Supreme Court review only in cases with a high degree of significance and in which:

A. the government is a party.
B. the government has a reasonable legal argument.
C. a violation of the U.S. Constitution is believed to have occurred.
D. a federal employee is involved.


Answer: B

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a. it suggests there is a known threat b. there is a need for immediate action because it is certain that the bomb will explode c. it is essential that the person we intend to torture be the maker of the threat d. all of these

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Kant argued that we ought not only to do what’s right, but ______.

a. we ought not harm others as we do it b. to be aware of the consequences of our actions c. to ensure that we act with a good moral character d. to do it for the right reason or motive

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Which Amendment guarantees defendants the right to confront their accusers?

a. Fourth b. Fifth c. Sixth d. Fourteenth

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Unlike robbery, in larceny-theft no force or fear is used by the offender at the time the property is stolen but the offender does have to break into or otherwise enter a location belonging to another individual with the intent to commit a felony

a. True b. False

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