Until the 18th century, no city in North America had more than 10,000 inhabitants

Generally speaking, political action committee (PAC) contributions have __________

a. become increasingly important in congressional elections b. decreased for incumbents but increased for challengers and open seats c. become less important in federal elections and more important in state elections d. becomeless important

When a court bases its decision or opinion on previous court decisions or rulings, that is called?

a. percuriam b. stare decisis c. coram nobis d. amicus curiae