A high standard of living is common in what type of countries?

What does the term mandate” mean in terms of civil rights and liberties?

Martha participates in a research study in order to receive extra credit for her psychology class. when she arrives in the research office she is given a can of what looks and tastes like beer, but which actually contains no alcohol. in the adjoining room martha's classmate karen is also participating in the study. karen receives a can of alcoholic beer. if the experiment was designed to test the effects of alcohol on concentration, then who is exposed to the independent variable?

Explain what might happen if the supreme court did not have the power to check the other two branches.