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:

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality, often thought of as the "self."

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality which is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.

Superego

Part of the human psyche in Freudian psychoanalysis that acts as a moral center, guiding behavior by internalizing societal rules and norms.

Social Conventions

Shared, established norms and practices within a society that guide acceptable behavior and interactions.