A(n) System of Justice Is a Legal System in Which

question 17

Multiple Choice

A(n) system of justice is a legal system in which the parties to a lawsuit are opponents, or adversaries, and present their cases in the light most favorable to themselves. The impartial decision maker (the judge or jury) then determines who wins based on an application of the law to the evidence presented.

• A) common law
• B) adversarial
• C) federal
• D) constitutional

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Definitions:

Interaction Effect

The combined impact of two or more independent variables on a dependent variable that is beyond their individual effects.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment to investigate its effects on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment, it's the component predicted to alter due to changes in the independent variable.

Marginal Means

The mean values that appear in the margins of a contingency table, reflecting the average across different levels of a variable.