The Supreme Court has held that issues raised for the first time pursuant to last-minute pleas for stays of execution where the issues could have been raised on previous petitions for habeas relief will not be considered

TRUE

Explanation:

The Supreme court stand is that an issue that ought to have been presented or raised from the beginning of the case using habeas corpus relief for bail  but are being push forward at the last minute where judgement is about to be made so as to plea for stay of execution will not be entertained or considered.

according to classical republican political theory, which democratic republics would function best?

a.   small republics, with people who had similar interests

b.   large republics, with people who had competing interests

c.   republics made up entirely of landowners

d.   republics made up entirely of servants