Explain the process by which the U.S. Supreme Court decides to hear cases.
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In general, what position has the Supreme Court taken on the government's right to compel reporters to divulge information concerning the commission of a crime?
A. It has ruled against that right. B. It has upheld that right. C. It has avoided ruling on that right. D. It would like to rule on that right, but no relevant case has ever been brought before it. E. It has ruled in a contradictory manner.
The regression coefficient is also known as the ________________.
a. Correlation coefficient b. R2 c. Test value d. Slope of the line
To circumvent the right to vote given to African Americans under the Fifteenth Amendment (1870), southern states employed the white primary to limit the political influence of blacks. In Smith v. Allwright (1944), the Supreme Court held that
a. primaries based on race were illegal. b. poll taxes and literacy tests were unconstitutional. c. the primaries were a matter for party control and could not be regulated by government. d. poll watchers and registrars must be dispatched by the U.S. Justice Department to nine southern states andparts of seven others.
Which of the following demographic trends did the Myrdals use to support an argument in favor of social welfare during the 1930s?
A. an increase in the population B. a decrease in the population of females C. an increase in the number of immigrants D. a decline in birth rate E. an increase in the spread of communicable diseases