Judge-made law handed down through judicial opinions that establishes slowly evolving precedents over time, is referred to as

a. civil law.
b. common law.
c. legislative law.
d. pre-emptive law.
e. martial law.

ANS: B

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A. a dependent country is forced to export all the goods it produces B. the structure of the world-system creates economic problems for dependent countries C. the accumulation of capital cannot sustain itself within dependent countries D. dependency is a form of international interdependence between countries of relatively equal power

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Which might be considered a violation of the War Powers Resolution?

a. The president uses armed forces to prevent an armed attack against U.S. forces in Honduras.
b. The president uses armed forces in reaction to a threat of an attack on U.S. forces in Turkey.
c. The president uses armed forces without congressional authorization for 80 days in reaction to a threat of an attack on U.S. forces in Kuwait.
d. The president uses armed forces to protect U.S. citizens in Portugal and to plan an evacuation.

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