Which of the Following Is False About the Power of Courts

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false about the power of courts?

• A) Courts are not absolutely bound to favor one technique of statutory interpretation over another.
• B) Courts can distinguish prior decisions in common law cases.
• C) State Supreme Courts can overrule their own prior decisions.
• D) Courts can make or interpret law in the absence of a case.

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Definitions:

Disjunctive Proposition

A statement in logic that presents two or more alternatives, where the truth of at least one of the options implies the truth of the proposition.

Hypothetical Proposition

A conditional statement expressing a hypothesis and a consequence.

Hypothetical Proposition

A proposition or statement that is conditional and asserts a possible outcome if certain conditions are met.

Antecedent

In logic, the first half of a hypothetical proposition; in general, any preceding event, condition, or cause.