The primary origin of the American legal system is: correct answers English law.
The doctrine of precedent is beneficial because it: correct answers ensures predictability in the court system.
The system of government used by the Iroquois Native Americans and the League of the Iroquois was th...
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The primary origin of the American legal system is: correct answers English law.
The doctrine of precedent is beneficial because it: correct answers ensures predictability in the
court system.
The system of government used by the Iroquois Native Americans and the League of the
Iroquois was the inspiration for our government by providing an example of a(n): correct
answers a two-level government, each with its own specified powers.
Mediation, a form of dispute resolution, has its roots in the laws of correct answers England
_________________ were a nomadic tribe that had detailed written laws during the fifth and
sixth centuries A.D. correct answers The Visigoths
In 1835, French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville observed that in the United States most political
questions become lawsuits. correct answers True
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"Scarcely any political question arises in the United States that is not resolved, sooner or later,
into a judicial question."
When a judge refers to the doctrine of precedent, he is referring to: correct answers the principle
that decisions in current cases should be based on previous rulings.
The American colonists were content to adopt many English laws, including religious
restrictions. correct answers False
Common law is made up of the accumulation of ..... correct answers precedent .
The court based its decision in The Oculist's Case upon the fact that... correct answers the
plaintiff voluntarily sought medical care
contemporary legal & its historical influence
Federalism
Business Partnerships
Precedent
High regard for land correct answers Federalism - Sachems and the League of Iroquois
Business partnerships - Tithing
Precedent - On the Laws and Customs of England
, Feudalism - High regard for land
Congress interprets the law. correct answers False
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The Supreme Court interprets the law
Legislative power correct answers The ability to create new laws
Executive power correct answers The authority to enforce the laws
Judicial power correct answers The right to interpret laws and determine their ability
The Founding Fathers divided governmental power into three branches because... correct
answers they did not want power to be centralized
The Founding Fathers gave each of the three branches of government power over the other two
branches, a concept called ____ correct answers checks and balances
Checks and balances correct answers The principle that each of the three branches of government
has power over the other two.
Federalism correct answers A double-layered system of government, with the national
government and state governments each exercise important but limited powers.
Legislative powers correct answers Gives the ability to create new laws.
When Congress passes a statute, who has the power to declare the statute unconstitutional?
correct answers The Supreme Court
two most significant achievements of The Constitution? correct answers Guaranteeing basic
liberties to all citizens
Creating a limited government of three branches
To pass Congress, a bill must get a simple majority vote from both The House and Senate.
correct answers True
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The House and Senate independently vote on the bill. To pass Congress, the bill must win a
simple majority vote in each of these chambers.
Precedent set in South Carolina courts is binding on all courts in the U.S. correct answers False
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