What is stare decisis? Discuss its place in the American legal system
Stare decisis is the principle that courts should apply rules that they or superior courts applied in prior, substantially similar cases. This principle is followed in the American legal system to allow the common law to evolve in a stable, predictable manner.
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A) transaction processing system B) decision support system C) expert system D) marketing information system E) information load
The ______ validity measure would be most associated with the measurement of “honesty.”
A. high-level B. criterion-related C. content D. construct
Labor costs that are clearly associated with specific units of product because the labor is used to convert raw materials into finished products are called:
A. All labor. B. Direct labor. C. Indirect labor. D. Contracted labor. E. Finished labor.
Which of the following statements is (are) true with respect to the use of credit-based insurance scores as an auto insurance rating factor?
I. Insurers claim that drivers who have poor insurance scores are expected to have relatively more accidents. II. The use of insurance scores has been banned as a rating factor in all states as it unfairly discriminates against certain groups of individuals. A) I only B) II only C) both I and II D) neither I nor II