For the 8,000 or so certiorari requests it receives each year, the Supreme Court’s rule to determine whether any given case is heard is
a. at least one of the nine justices must favor hearing the case.
b. four of the nine justices must favor hearing the case.
c. five of the nine justices must favor hearing the case.
d. the justices must unanimously favor hearing the case.
b. four of the nine justices must favor hearing the case.
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A) nationalist B) state C) domestic D) global
Which of the following was a consequence of the spoils system?
a. The federal bureaucracy was staffed with people who often lacked expertise. b. There was low turnover in the federal bureaucracy between presidential administrations. c. There was little government corruption. d. Voter turnout was lower.
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A. wrong. B. correct. C. impossible to settle. D. up to each individual state to settle.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false