When the Supreme Court Resolves Conflicts Among Lower Courts in the Interpretation

question 42

Multiple Choice

When the Supreme Court resolves conflicts among lower courts in the interpretation of the law, the principal effect is to:

• A) support the importance of judicial review as its main power.
• B) ensure consistent application of the law across the United States.
• C) put judicial activism into practice.
• D) put the supremacy clause of the Constitution into practice.
• E) elevate the prestige of the Supreme Court.

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Definitions:

Habituated

A process by which an individual becomes accustomed to a stimulus or environment through repeated exposure, leading to a decrease in response.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus, often observed in classical conditioning experiments.

Conditional Emotional Response

Conditional emotional response involves the development of emotions, such as fear or happiness, in response to a specific stimulus due to the process of conditioning.

Operant Conditioning Perspective

The act of altering the degree of behavior through the strategic use of reinforcement or punitive measures.