A petition that "asks the Supreme Court to issue an order to the lower court to send the record of the case to the Supreme Court for further review" is called which of the following?
a. Writ of certiorari
b. Brief
c. Amicus curiae brief
d. Judicial activism
e. Equitable remedy
A
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The American Legion, the Texas Christian Life Commission, and Common Cause Texas are examples of
a. mixed interest groups. b. citizen interest groups. c. noneconomic interest groups. d. economic interest groups. e. legislative interest groups.
Treaties that prevent the spread of weapons and weapons-based technology exemplify what type of arms control?
A) Communication and administration B) Horizontal proliferation controls C) Qualitative limitations D) Quantitative limitations E) Rules of war
The civil rights movement of the 1950s-1960s was most successful in eliminating ______ but was far less successful in eliminating ______.
A. de jure discrimination; de facto discrimination B. de facto discrimination; de jure discrimination C. economic differences among the races; political differences among the races D. differences in levels of educational attainment among the races; differences in levels of social attainment among the races
Which of the following refers to the principle of randomness in public opinion polling?
A. Every individual sampled decreases the risk of bias error. B. Every individual can choose to participate or decline participation in the opinion poll. C. Every individual in the population is sampled. D. Every individual has a known and equal chance of being sampled. E. Every individual sampled has a unique perspective on the issues.