Which of the Following Is Correct with Respect to the Characteristics

question 101

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is correct with respect to the characteristics of stare decisis in the common law?

• A) It is based on trial by battle and trial by ordeal.
• B) It prevents a higher court from overruling a lower one.
• C) It allows decisions of the courts to be predictable by the parties.
• D) Our statutes play the same role as the code used in the French system.
• E) This term refers to the role played by the law of equity in our system.

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Definitions:

Renal Cortex

The outer portion of the kidney, containing the nephrons' filtering structures, involved in urine production and blood filtration.

Outermost Layer

the external or surface layer of an object or structure.

Ureters

Long, slender, muscular tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.

Glomerular Filtration

The process by which urine forms in the kidneys as blood moves through a tight ball of capillaries called the glomerulus.