Precedent Is

question 16

Multiple Choice

Precedent is:

• A)An earlier court decision on an issue that governs or guides a subsequent court in its determination of an identical or similar issue based on identical or similar key facts
• B)A decision from a higher court in a jurisdiction
• C)A decision that a court may look to for guidance when reaching a decision but is not bound to follow
• D)A basic principle of the common law system that requires a court to follow a previous decision of that court or a higher court in the same jurisdiction when the current case involves issues and key facts similar to those involved in the previous decision
• E)All of the above

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Definitions:

Strategic Defense Initiative

was a proposed missile defense system announced by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons.

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

A treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems used in defending areas against missile-delivered nuclear weapons (1972-2002).

Rehabilitation Act

A 1973 U.S. law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies, programs receiving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and in the employment practices of Federal contractors.