<p>okay…
what is amicus curiae??</p>
<p>uhh, okay this is most likely wrong but amicus curiae is a brief written by an interest group? something like that.</p>
<p>whats like most % of the questions on?</p>
<p>because i dont think im well prepared for this test but i want to cram in some of whatever is most important so i atleast give myself a chance</p>
<p>Yeah amicus curiae is a brief written by someone who isn’t a party in the case like an interest group.
Translated it means friend of the court.</p>
<p>Why is a writ of certorai issued?</p>
<p>anyone have an idea on the possible FRQs?</p>
<p>and whats the total number of multiple choice questions on the test</p>
<p>The total number of multiple choice questions is 60.
I don’t know about possible frqs.</p>
<p>60 multiple choice
writ of certorai: that’s like when the supreme court decides to listen to a lower court case right??</p>
<p>I made a post about what my teacher thinks possible FRQs are earlier in the thread.</p>
<p>Also anyone know any practice tests online, official or otherwise?</p>
<p>Anyone know any online lessons or in depth review about the bureaucratic agencies?</p>
<p>writ of centiori (? spelling) is when the supreme court requests for the briefs of a lower court decision.</p>
<p>what are mandates??</p>
<p>A mandate is when a state government is forced to do something… without being given funding. An example is the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.</p>
<p>wait…it is without funding?..okay…for some reason i thought it was with funding…nvm…</p>
<p>Mandates CAN BE funded; however, most are not.</p>
<p>The No Child Left Behind Act is another Federal Mandate.
Clean Air Act is another UNFUNDED Federal Mandate that cost the states a lot.</p>
<p>oh so is the thing where like the gov’t rewarded states for MLK day a mandate??
or is that something else??</p>
<p>Is there some catchy song for the amendments or something? That would really help me right now…</p>
<p>haha…do we have to know all of them, or just the 10??
also, any tips to improve on multiple choice? what should i study for it!!
cuz i am better at free response than multiple choice…</p>
<p>I am not really sure what you’re talking about with the MLK day.</p>
<p>Federal Mandates are popular ever since devolution of the Federal Government occurred because, unlike grants, they do not have to be funded. If the Federal Government passes a mandate to the states, the states HAVE to follow through, even if it costs a lot of money. Because states have to balance out their budget ever year and not get into a deficit like the Federal Government, this can cause the states to cut budget off other other things. So, federal mandates are the least preferred from the states, but the cheapest for the Federal Gov.</p>
<p>Grants on the other hand are preferred, mostly block grants, because the have the least of amount “strings-attached” with the money provided. The Welfare Reform during the Clinton Administration is a good example of a good use of Block Grants from the federal government to states to achieve welfare reform. Other types of grants include Categorical, they are used for specific reasons have a lot rules. Formula Grants, which is based off a formula, obviously, and then there are project grants, and an example of a project grant is Research Grants given to universities/companies to conduct research. After Block Grants, project grants have the next least amount of strings.</p>
<p>So for the states, this goes from least preferred to most preferred in terms of rules:</p>
<p>Mandate<Categorical<Formula<Project<Block</p>
<p>Can anybody clarify which Courts get which types of jurisdiction and the types of cases? (Civil, criminal, equity, common law) I’m really confused… =/</p>
<p>oh okay thanks…i’m not sure what i’m thinking about in mlk day…but my teacher said smt. about how virginia was awarded for like, implementing MLK day or something…i’m not sure…lol…</p>