Stare decisis refers to court decisions based on ____________
a. the Founders’ intentions
b. judicial notions of right and wrong
c. previous cases
d. the pressing need of litigants
ANS: C
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Which of the following shows the strongest relationship: a correlation of 0.75 or -0.75?
A) -0.75 B) +0.75 C) They are the same strength. D) They cannot be compared because they are in opposite directions.
According to the textbook, the definition of the state is the
a. territorial boundaries of a country. b. government and political system of a country. c. political control of the military. d. executive branch of the government.
Native Americans were denied citizenship in the United States until ________.
A. 1924 B. 1972 C. 1856 D. 1998 E. 1789
The core ideas of both the state-sovereignty and ethnic-autonomy perspectives include
a. valuing the current international system. b. understanding that peace depends on the government's ensuring social justice. c. supporting cultural rights and international rule of law. d. considering deterrence essential for stability in the international system. e. achieving peace as an ultimate goal.