A denial of a writ of certiorari:
A) indicates that the Supreme Court agrees with a lower court's opinion.
B) means that the decision of the lower court remains the law within that court's jurisdiction.
C) occurs when lower courts are unable to send the record of the case in question to the Supreme Court.
D) is a decision on the merits of a case.
E) is purely based on the discretion of federal appellate courts.
B
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Which of the following is an accurate description of Texas's state jails?
a) They house people accused of felony and misdemeanor criminal offenses who have not made bail and convicted felons who are awaiting transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. b) They house certain nonviolent offenders, which diverts them from the state prison system. c) They house certain violent offenders. d) They house inmates when the county jails become overcrowded. e) They are designed to house juvenile offenders only.
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A) entrepreneurial politics. B) interest group politics. C) client politics. D) libertarian politics. E) majoritarian politics.