When a party submits a request to the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision, that request is known as a __________

a. writ of mandamus
b. writ of decisis
c. writ of certification
d. writ of certiorari

d

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Which of the following scenarios accurately exemplifies the concept of linked fate?

a. A Latino candidate campaigns in Spanish and in English for office. b. A black man from Ohio travels to Ferguson, Missouri to take part in a protest. c. A woman votes for the Republican candidate in a local election. d. A young man emails his Congressman requesting support for pending legislation.

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