Prior Judicial Decisions That Are Applied to a Given Case

question 36

Multiple Choice

Prior judicial decisions that are applied to a given case, whether in a federal or state court, are known as:

• A) standards.
• B) precedents.
• C) briefs.
• D) public law.

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Definitions:

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