Which of the following characteristics of a case contributes to a Supreme Court justice's decision to hear a particular case?
a. Conflict between lower courts
b. The United States being a petitioner
c. The case running counter to the ideology of the granting justice
d. Numerous petitions from other interested parties encouraging the Court to hear the case
e. All of the above
E
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. States that participate in the same international organizations tend to cooperate more than states that do not belong to the same international organizations. This implies that:
a. International organizations promote cooperation. b. International organizations do not affect cooperation. c. International regimes inhibit cooperation. d. We can’t say whether international regimes promote cooperation or not.
What is the source of de facto discrimination?
a. practice b. law c. the Constitution d. affirmative action
In the case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, the Supreme Court ruled that
a. the president must abide by the rule of law in the “war on terrorism.” b. the president is free to wage the “war on terrorism” without congressional and judicial oversight. c. the federal courts have no jurisdiction over the actions of the president in times of war. d. Congress overstepped its bounds in limiting President Bush’s powers in the “war on terrorism.”
When comparing political parties and interest groups we might generally observe that parties
A. have a narrower range of concerns than interest groups. B. have the same range of concerns as interest groups. C. have a broader range of concerns than interest groups. D. cannot coexist with interest groups.