Judicial Reasoning That Is Unnecessary to a Decision, Called _____

question 26

Multiple Choice

Judicial reasoning that is unnecessary to a decision, called _____ has no binding effect on later courts.

• A) obiter dictum
• B) onus probandi
• C) stare decisis
• D) writs of certiorari

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Definitions:

Carotid Artery

A major artery that supplies blood to the brain, neck, and face.

Ventricles

The two lower chambers of the heart, or the four connected cavities in the brain, each having specific functions related to circulating blood or cerebrospinal fluid.

Internuncial Neurons

Neurons that act as intermediaries between sensory and motor neurons in the nervous system.

White Matter

Tissue in the brain and spinal cord made mostly of myelinated axons, facilitating the transmission of nerve signals.