Appellate courts have appellate jurisdiction, meaning they review specific __________ that allegedly occurred in trial court processes or in decisions of appellate courts beneath them in the judicial hierarchy
a. pleas
b. errors
c. verdicts
d. briefs
b
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Which of the following types of interest groups has aims other than benefiting narrow economic interests?
A. A labor interest group B. A professional interest group C. A business interest group D. An agricultural interest group E. A public-interest group
In which of the following areas is health care spending in the United States greatest?
a. hospital care b. physician and clinical services c. prescription drugs d. nursing home care
Original jurisdiction is defined as ________
A. the power of a court to determine whether a law or government regulation is consistent with the state constitution or U.S. Constitution B. the authority of a court to annul a death sentence C. the authority of a court to hear a case "in the first instance" D. the power of an appellate court to review the decision made by a superior court E. the authority of an appellate court to overturn the decision of the superior court
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Revolutions are not collective actions. 2. Peer policing means having people police each other. 3. Peer policing is encouraged in democracies. 4. Governments do not encourage preference falsification.