stare decisis

What will be an ideal response?


A Latin phrase meaning "let the decision stand." Most cases reaching appellate courts are settled on this principle.

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Public agencies

a. play an important role in shaping public policy. b. do not provide testimony in support of policy proposals. c. have no role in formulating public policy. d. are not involved in the policy process.

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Where did a potential nuclear disaster take place in the United States?

A) Chernobyl B) Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania C) San Luis Obispo, California D) Sherbrooke, Maine E) Omaha, Nebraska

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At the federal level, why are judges appointed for life?

a. It is difficult to convince anyone to serve as a federal judge. b. They have little power when it comes to invalidating government policies. c. This approach is designed to insulate them from public opinion. d. All policy and laws go through the judicial system.

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The largest academic archive of secondary data is ______.

A. ICPSR B. Bureau of Labor Statistics C. University of Chicago D. National Opinion Research Corporation

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