The Role of Precedent in Guiding and Constraining Supreme Court

question 108

Multiple Choice

The role of precedent in guiding and constraining Supreme Court decision making illustrates which of the five principles of politics?

• A)rationality
• B)collective action
• C)institution
• D)policy
• E)history

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