Legal Precedents and Judicial Decision-Making Quiz

Precedent is a legal decision or ruling serving as an authoritative example for similar cases.

Stare decisis is the Latin term commonly used to refer to legal precedents.

An opinion is a judge's written explanation of a decision in a case.

Jurisdiction refers to the authority of a court to hear and decide a case.

'Stare decisis' means to let the decision stand, indicating adherence to precedent.

Public opinion is not a factor influencing a judge's decision to depart from precedent.

Judicial activism refers to a judge deciding a case based on personal preferences, not legal principles or precedents.

France does not primarily use the common law system.

Mandatory authority is a court decision by a higher court binding lower courts in the same jurisdiction.

An overruled precedent is one no longer considered valid or relevant in legal contexts.

Marbury v. Madison established the principle of judicial review in the United States.

Judicial activism allows judges to depart from precedent if they believe it was wrongly decided or is no longer applicable.

Res judicata is the legal principle preventing re-litigation of a decided case.