Which of the following terms is used to describe the power and obligation of courts to base their decisions on prior decisions?

a. Stare Decisis
b. Judge-made Law
c. De communi iure
d. Crimen


a. Stare Decisis

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What law in the 1980s law mandated minimum sentences for federal drug convictions?

a. Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 b. Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 c. Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 d. Bennett Enforcement Act of 1989

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Graffiti is an example of a(n) ______.

a. social disorder b. physical disorder c. material disorder d. mental disorder

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Procedural justice includes fair decision-making and fair ______.

A. interpersonal treatment B. consequences C. intrapersonal treatment D. sentences

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The most likely constitutional defense in this case is one based on:

a. the Fourth Amendment b. the Fifth Amendment c. the Ninth Amendment d. the First Amendment

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