________ is the legal principle that requires that courts be bound by their own earlier decisions and by those of higher courts having jurisdiction over them regarding subsequent cases on similar issues of law and fact

A) Jurisdiction
B) Stare decisis
C) Jurisprudence
D) Due process of law


B

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Judicial decisions are influenced by:

a. political party identification. b. religion. c. the sex of the judge. d. the judge's pre-judicial career. e. all of the above.

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Forcing victims to pay for services or contracts to which they have a clear right is called ______.

A. insider trading B. exploitation C. influence peddling D. chiseling

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Under Texas law, a person convicted of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor may be sentenced to either jail time or a monetary fine or both penalties

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Most of today’s juvenile justice institutions are ______ accommodating or rehabilitative in nature.

A. forcibly B. infrequently C. required by law to be D. extremely

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