Prior Cases Whose Principles Are Used by Judges to Decide

question 2

Multiple Choice

Prior cases whose principles are used by judges to decide current cases are called ________.

• A) public law
• B) en blanc decisions
• C) precedents
• D) common law
• E) ex post facto cases

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