14.1

What are precedents?
Court cases
Examples used from past decisions
Majority opinion of a court
Writs of certiorari
Overturning past rulings
What sources did William Blackstone identify for law?
Revealed Law
Codified Law
Written Law
Natural Law
English Law
Why was English law referred to as "common law"?
It applied to the whole kingdom
It applied to the common people
It was commonly accepted by the nobles
It was commonly misunderstood
What does "stare decisis" mean?
To decidedly stare
The decisions of the all the judges
Let the decision stand
The original decisions of the court
What work was compiled by Roman Emperor Justinian?
Law of the 12 Tables
Commentaries on the Laws of England
Treatise on Law & Gov.
Corpus Juris Civilis
The U.S. Constitution
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