Which of the following best describes the term “rule of four”?

 
a. the number of justices required to accept a case 
b. the number of days a state court has to comply with a writ of certiorari  
c. the minimum number of Supreme Court clerks appointed to each justice 
d. the four tenets of common law 

a. the number of justices required to accept a case 

Political Science

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__________ were clearly the height of presidential power in U.S. foreign policy, when the president faced the fewest constraints within government and throughout society

a. Pre-World War II years c. Post-cold war years b. Cold war years d. Post-Vietnam War years

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One factor that has affected presidents' use of signing statements in recent decades is __________

a. the decline in the number of bills passed by Congress b. the ban on riders c. the decline in public approval of Congress d. the expansion of presidents' inherent powers

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