Although Judges Are Bound to Follow Previous Legal Interpretations, Their

question 8

Multiple Choice

Although judges are bound to follow previous legal interpretations, their political views still matter because:

• A) they often choose to ignore the decisions of other courts.
• B) they represent constituents just as a member of Congress does.
• C) there are often multiple legal justifications for any decision in a case.
• D) many judges later decide to run for political office.
• E) judges want to help their party.

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Definitions:

Demands

Conditions or requirements placed upon an entity or individual.

Expectations

Beliefs or forecasts about what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.

Pressure

The pressure is the amount of force exerted at a right angle to the surface of an object, divided by the area across which the force is spread.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-phase response model describing the body's physiological changes to stress: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.