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

question 39

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 he made is correct?

• A) All the provinces follow law that stemmed from the English common law.
• B) 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.
• C) Today, we are governed by statutes passed by our elected representatives as well as by judge-made law.
• D) Judge-made law in England came from two traditions, civil law and parliamentary supremacy.
• E) 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.

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Definitions:

Mediate

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Personality Theory

A framework for analyzing and categorizing the psychological characteristics and behaviors that make each person unique.

Id

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Superego

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