What Is the Group of Eight (G-8)

question 139

Multiple Choice

What is the Group of Eight (G-8) ?

• A) the world's top national soccer teams
• B) the exclusive club of the world's richest nations
• C) the world's richest transnational corporations
• D) another name for the United Nations Security Council
• E) the member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Definitions:

Judicial Review

The power of courts to assess the constitutionality of legislative acts or decisions made by the government or other public bodies.

Marbury v. Madison

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case which established the principle of judicial review, enabling courts to strike down laws conflicting with the Constitution.

International Conventions

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Arbitration Clauses

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