Just as American Law Borrowed Heavily from English Common Law

question 90

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Just as American law borrowed heavily from English common law, the organization of American courts reflects their English heritage. But the colonists and later the citizens of the fledgling new nation that called itself the United States of America adapted this English heritage to the realities of the emerging nation. Issues such as the clash of opposing economic interests, the debate over state versus national power, and outright partisanship have shaped America’s 50 diverse state court systems.
-Which of the following is true of the early colonial courts?

• A)they were rather simple
• B)they replicated English courts completely
• C)they were rather complex
• D)they replicated English courts in substance but not in form

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