A party wishing to have a case reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court petitions the court for a writ of certiorari
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
T
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__________ give law enforcement officials opportunities to track offenders and, consequently, constitute potential threats to the right to privacy and raises the concerns of those opposed to the PATRIOT Act
A) Landline phone calls B) Movie subscription services C) Red-light cameras D) Video game subscription services E) Wireless technologies
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Hegemonic stability theory holds that balanced power produces peace. 2. Nationalism eventually resulted in a shift of the locus of sovereignty from rulers to citizens. 3. Misperceptions of ideology led the United States in the 1960s to mistakenly treat China, the Soviet Union, Vietnam, and Cambodia as similar because they were all communist. 4. Europe during the latter nineteenth century and early years of the twentieth century evolved from a fluid, multipolar alliance system into two alliance blocs. 5. The Peace of Westphalia, instead of moderating the severity and intensity of wars in Europe, caused them to be larger and more destructive.
The process of drawing districts with the intent of pressing partisan advantage at the expense of other considerations is known as ______.
a. apportionment b. redistricting c. gerrymandering d. malapportionment
What did the Supreme Court decide in Korematsu v. U.S. (1944) regarding the internment of American citizens of Japanese ancestry living in the United States?
a. It was permissible because the United States was at war with Japan. b. It was unconstitutional, and Japanese Americans must be duly compensated. c. It did not pass the strict scrutiny test, and the internment was promptly terminated. d. It was unconstitutional, but it was too late to do anything about it.