When the Supreme Court Refuses to Review a Lower-Court Decision,announcing

question 12

Multiple Choice

When the Supreme Court refuses to review a lower-court decision,announcing this decision through a brief unsigned opinion,it is called a(n) ______ opinion.

• A) per curiam
• B) ex parte
• C) concurrence
• D) amicus curiae
• E) ex post facto

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values from the mean.

Normal Probability Distribution

Also known as the Gaussian distribution, it's a bell-shaped curve that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Random Variables

Variables whose values depend on outcomes of a stochastic (random) phenomenon.

Nature

The intrinsic physical and material world all around us, not made or caused by humankind.