Which of the following is a system of justice used in the American legal system in which opposing parties contend against each other for a result favorable to themselves, while judges act as independent referees overseeing the contest?

a. adversarial system
b. inquisitorial system
c. civil system
d. criminal system
e. appellate system


ANS: A

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