______ are becoming more influential in elections

The Supreme Court technically MUST hear writs of appeal. If four or more justices agree to hear the case, they may issue a

a. writof habeas corpus. c. writ of mens rea. b. writ of certiorari. d. writ ofactusreus.

Which of the following was NOT a component of the Maastricht Treaty of 1991? a. It was formally named the European Union. b. It called for a normalizing of labor relations between countries. (Britain did not comply.) c. It endorsed the principle of subsidiarity, in which the EU should act only in those areas in which policy goalscannot be achieved by national governments and are more likely

to be reached at the supranational level. d. It created the single European currency, the euro. e. It named Jean Monnet as the first president of the European Union.