The Term Amicus Curiae Means

question 3

Multiple Choice

The term amicus curiae means:

• A) friendly cure or the amicable resolution to a mediated dispute.
• B) friend of the court and refers to briefs filed by third parties interested in the outcome of a certain appeal.
• C) small couriers or the briefs, originally used by foot messengers, which are used to communicate between lawyers and the courts.
• D) the name for the conductor of an arbitration, a position originally filled by medieval clergy.

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Definitions:

Government Spending

Expenditures made by the government for its operations, programs, and public services.

Taxes

Mandatory contributions to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income, business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.

National Income

The total amount of money earned within a country from production and services over a specific time period.

Opportunity Cost

Dismissing potential benefits from other possible choices by focusing on one.