Common law was first developed by the courts of which country?

Common law was first developed by the courts of which country?
 
  a. France
  b. The United States
  c. Britain
  d. Italy

Question -2-

Stare decisis means
 
  a. let the decision stand.
  b. the court is overruled.
  c. the legislature is overruled.
  d. the Supreme Court is reversing itself.

Question -3-

Even James Madison was unsure about the actual impact of the Constitution, openly questioning whether or not its parchment barriers would have much effect. In recent studies of constitutions in several countries, political scientists found that
 
  a. nearly all constitutions effectively restrain government power and protect rights.
  b. some constitutional provisions effectively restrain government power and protect rights.
  c. almost no constitutional provisions effectively restrain government power and protect rights.
  d. constitutional provisions effectively protect the freedom of the press, but not freedom from torture.

Question -4-

Basic law is
 
  a. effective only when it consists in a written constitution.
  b. the set of laws dealing with the most common crimes.
  c. law dealing with the operation of the lawmaking body.
  d. any body of law held to be supreme to statutory law.