At a Recent Computer Show,you Heard a Student Trying to Explain

question 72

Multiple Choice

At a recent computer show,you heard a student trying to explain our legal system to a man who recently immigrated from Russia.Which one of the following statements that he made is correct?

• A)Today,we are governed only by statutes passed by our elected representatives.
• B)All of the provinces follow law that stemmed from the English common law.
• C)With the creation of our court system,the equitable tradition was lost.Today,a judge of our superior court does not apply principles or remedies developed by the courts of equity.
• D)Judge-made law in England came from two traditions,civil law and parliamentary supremacy.
• E)The chief characteristic of the common law is the theory of precedent; that is,judges are bound by decisions of judges on superior courts in that jurisdiction on the same point of law.

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