Under Common Law, Prior Judicial Decisions Based on Facts Before

question 4

Multiple Choice

Under common law, prior judicial decisions based on facts before judges ultimately became the basis for future judicial decisions for judges confronted with similar cases in what became known as the doctrine of:

• A) precedent
• B) stare decisis
• C) judge law
• D) common law

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Definitions:

Outcome Variable

The variable that is being measured or observed in a study to determine the effects of the independent variable; also known as the dependent variable.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or categorized to observe its effect on the dependent variable in experimental research.

Slope

The measure of the steepness or incline of a line, representing the rate of change of one variable with respect to another.

Intercept

In statistics and mathematics, the point at which a line crosses the vertical axis of a graph, indicating the value of the dependent variable when all independent variables are zero.