One reason dissenting opinions are significant to U.S. common law is that ______.
a. justices rarely want to write them, indicating that a justice might not vote the way he or she believes in order to fall in the majority
b. they are usually written by the chief justice
c. they usually represent the opinions of the majority of the public, indicating that the Court regularly ignores public opinion when making its rulings
d. they may have a lasting impact if the Court later changes its mind
e. they provide different reasons why a justice supported the majority ruling than was written in the opinion
d. they may have a lasting impact if the Court later changes its mind
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