Creolization Refers to ________

question 21

Multiple Choice

Creolization refers to ________.

• A)government efforts to maintain a distinct cultural identity through legislation and language
• B)the process of mixing elements of an outside culture with those of a national culture
• C)the use of stereotypes to describe a culture
• D)changes as cultures evolve over time

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Definitions:

Rule of Four

A Supreme Court of the United States practice that permits four of the nine justices to grant a writ of certiorari, deciding that the Court will review a lower court's decision.

Court-Packing Plan

A controversial strategy to increase the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, typically to change its ideological balance.

Marbury v. Madison

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1803 that established the principle of judicial review in the United States, allowing courts to overturn laws deemed unconstitutional.

Dred Scott v. Sandford

An 1857 Supreme Court case that ruled African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and thereby had no standing to sue in federal court.