Courts that are authorized to hear and decide disputes arising within specified legal boundaries have:
a. geographical jurisdiction
b. subject matter jurisdiction
c. hierarchical jurisdiction
d. appellate jurisdiction
a
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a. support gay marriage b. support capital punishment c. support in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants d. believe abortion should be legal under all circumstances
Which of the following can hear cases and conduct trials?
a. district courts b. courts of appeals c. the Supreme Court d. military courts
White Texans reacted negatively during Governor Edmund (E. J.) Davis's administration because of
A) the freedom of former black slaves. B) the defeat of "Texicans" at the Alamo. C) severe decreases in public spending and property taxes. D) Davis' support of slavery and the Confederacy.
A canvasser for a candidate using software on a smartphone to survey potential supporters and then syncing the phone with a database that tracks citizens' preferences and concerns is participating in
A. microtargeting. B. an e-petition. C. a macro-protest. D. e-mobilization. E. an e-campaign.