Under the ________, Courts of One Country Will Not Sit

question 26

Multiple Choice

Under the ________, courts of one country will not sit in judgment on the acts of another state government done within its own territory.

• A) theory of res judicata
• B) act of state doctrine
• C) doctrine of correctness
• D) theory of comity
• E) theory of full faith and credit.

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Definitions:

Committees of Correspondence

Groups formed in the American colonies to maintain communication with one another as they resisted British policy in the run-up to the American Revolution.

Communications Network

A system of interconnected devices and facilities that enable the transmission of data and messages across long distances.

Local Laws

Regulations and ordinances that are enacted and enforced by local government entities such as cities or counties.

Tea Act

A 1773 British law that lowered the tax on tea to aid the financially troubled British East India Company, leading to the Boston Tea Party and escalating tensions between Britain and the American colonies.