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mynx

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State courts are considered the backbone of the justice system in the United States. More than what percentage of criminal and civil cases is handled at the state level?
 
  a. 43 percent.
  b. 58 percent.
  c. 74 percent.
  d. 90 percent.

Question 2

Tenure is a policy many schools and universities follow when it comes to their teaching faculty. What is tenure?
 
  a. Tenure is a protection for the school that says if a teacher wants to break a contract and teach elsewhere, the first school can block the hiring.
  b. Tenure is a status granted after a trial period that gives protection from arbitrary dismissal.
  c. Tenure is a protection for teachers that guarantees they can never be fired once they have earned tenure.
  d. Tenure is granted to the best teachers and guarantees that those granted tenure receive raises at a certain level for the rest of their employment. This was created as part of No Child Left Behind in an attempt to hang on to the best teachers.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b



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