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law - correct answer ✔✔body of rules of conduct with legal force and effect prescribed by the
government
function of law - correct answer ✔✔to provide stability
permit change in an organized way through courts/legislature
stare decisis - correct answer ✔✔Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents
from previous cases
efficiency, predictability, stability
American legal system..... - correct answer ✔✔based on english law system
common law legal system(us, england)
civil law (europe, latin america, asia)
Precendent - correct answer ✔✔an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later
action
Common Law System - correct answer ✔✔A system of law based on tradition, precedent, and
custom. When law courts interpret common law, they do so with regard to these characteristics.
Primary Sources of Law - correct answer ✔✔The U.S. Constitution and the constitutions of the
various states.