The Jurisdiction of an Agency Determines Both the Demographic Boundaries

question 57

True/False

The jurisdiction of an agency determines both the demographic boundaries of their authority as well as the types of cases they might handle on a regular basis.

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Definitions:

Africa

The second-largest continent in the world, known for its vast cultural, linguistic, and ecological diversity, comprising over 50 countries.

Dred Scott Decision

An 1857 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court, further inflaming the pre-Civil War national debate over slavery.

Slavery

A system in which individuals are owned by others, deprived of personal freedom, and compelled to perform labor or services.

Frederick Douglass

An African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman in the 19th century, who escaped from slavery.