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A prior court decision on a similar matter is called
 
  a. an advisory opinion.
  b. an amicus curiae.
  c. mootness.
  d. a precedent.
  e. ripeness.

Question 2

John Marshall focused on achieving unanimous opinions in order to
 
  a. convincingly overturn precedents.
  b. discourage lawyers from filing appeals.
  c. draw support from European courts.
  d. move fewer cases through the Supreme Court.
  e. promote public acceptance of controversial decisions.



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