A State Magistrate Must Follow a Previous Decision If That

question 31

Multiple Choice

A State magistrate must follow a previous decision if that case involved similar facts and the decision was made by:

• A)a Full Federal court.
• B)a single judge of the Supreme Court in the same state as the Magistrates Court.
• C)a court of appeal in another state.
• D)all of the above courts.

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Definitions:

Wage Rate

The amount of money paid to an employee for a specified quantity of work, usually expressed as an hourly rate or fixed salary.

Bureaucratic System

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Rank And File

The ordinary members of an organization, such as a union or military force, as distinct from its leadership or officers.

Activism

Efforts to promote, impede, direct, or intervene in social, political, economic, or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society.