Ethical and Legal Reasoning Often Overlap for Which of the Following

question 7

Multiple Choice

Ethical and legal reasoning often overlap for which of the following reasons?

• A) Legislation is derived from community beliefs and demands.
• B) Judicial decisions are shaped by precedent (previous decisions) and by what cases are brought to the court.
• C) Public opinion changes over time, often influenced by medical advances.
• D) Elected officials make executive orders based on their own interpretation of laws.
• E) All of these are correct.

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