A court’s authority to hear a case for the first time and find the facts of the case is called ______.

a. original jurisdiction
b. appellate jurisdiction
c. supreme jurisdiction
d. first jurisdiction


a. original jurisdiction

Political Science

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Which of the following statements about culture is correct?

a. Culture predicts that countries with high literacy rates have low levels of social trust. b. Culture is widely shared values, beliefs, norms, and orientations toward the world. c. Culture explains why citizens in Middle Eastern countries are hostile to democracy. d. Culture is located within specific geographic regions.

Political Science

The displacement of the majority party by the minority party is called a party coalition

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Political Science

What are primary elections and how do they operate in Texas to nominate candidates of the major political parties? What patterns describe voter participation in primaries, and why does it matter?

What will be an ideal response?

Political Science

The mean of a set of numbers converted to z scores is ________ and the standard deviation is ___________

a. 0; 1 b. 1; 0 c. 2; 1 d. equal to population mean; impossible to determine

Political Science