The Role of the Judge in the Common-Law Tradition Differs

question 16

Multiple Choice

The role of the judge in the common-law tradition differs from the role of the judge in the civil-law tradition in that ______.

• A) judges in the common-law tradition have much more discretion to interpret the law
• B) judges in the common-law tradition are charged with finding the truth
• C) judges in the common-law tradition play a much more active role in trials
• D) judges in the common-law tradition do not rely on precedent as much as judges in the civil-law tradition
• E) judges in the civil-law tradition act more as neutral umpires than do judges in the common-law tradition

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