You are a federal prosecutor trying an important "landmark" case. You are quite certain that, no matter which way the case is decided, it will someday have its subject matter argued before the United States Supreme Court. You feel this way because the case's subject matter is clearly of significant national importance. Which of the following refers to the power of the Supreme Court to determine whether a law or action by the other branches of government is constitutional or not?

A. Judicial review
B. Statutory interpretation
C. Writ of certiorari
D. Rule of four


Answer: A

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a. a distribution of scores where the three measures of central tendency do not equal each other b. the largest and smallest scores within a distribution of scores c. the middle point of a distribution of scores (1/2 fall below and ½ fall above the median) d. the most common or frequently occurring number in a distribution of scores e. the arithmetic average of a distribution of scores

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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