Judicial precedent refers to the practice of
A. courts using previously adjudicated cases as guidelines for decisions.
B. federal cases being heard before state cases are heard in a court.
C. state cases being heard before federal cases are heard in a court.
D. the head of state overturning the chief executive's decisions.
Q. 2What is the view that law is a tool of the state, to be used to work toward public policy that favors the working class known as?
A. socialist law
B. scientific law
C. moral law
D. natural law
Q. 3Sources of law may be all of the following except:
A. religious dogma
B. the judiciary
C. the lottery
D. tradition or custom
Q. 4A legal system based upon judge-made law can be referred to as containing:
A. scientific law
B. divine law
C. moral law
D. common law
Q. 5The Latin term stare decisis refers to
A. judicial precedent.
B. a military coup.
C. a vote of confidence in the legislature.
D. the split executive of parliamentary government.
Q. 6Law that is man-made, designed to govern human behavior, and enforceable by the state is:
A. positive law
B. natural law
C. scientific law
D. moral law
Q. 7The Romano-Germanic approach to law is sometimes referred to as ____________.
A. positive law
B. code law
C. scientific law
D. natural law
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