The overwhelming majority of cases presented to the Court come in the form of petitions for a writ of certiorari (a Latin term meaning "made more certain"). The Court can choose which of the cases it wants to hear by denying or granting certiorari

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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A. activists. B. special interests. C. politicos. D. socialites. E. the ruling class.

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The IMF established __________ as the replacement for gold as a world standard

A) Special Drawing Rights B) silver C) floating exchange rates D) international exchange coins

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The term "upper house" means what in respect to a national legislature?

A. the chamber is on the second floor of the legislative chamber B. the chamber with the most ties with the mass public C. the chamber least directly in contact with the mass public D. the chamber that has more power in politics today

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