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danielfitts88 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Define case precedent.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The main purpose of standing committees is:

A. to work out compromises between House and Senate versions of bills.
B. to carry on business between legislative sessions.
C. to centralize influence in the legislature.
D. to provide a division of labor for evaluating proposals and overseeing agencies.

trampas · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 9, 2018

Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Define case precedent as a legal rule established by a judicial decision that guides subsequent decisions; judges make their decisions by applying these rules established by higher courts for cases with similar fact situations.
2, Explain that the use of case precedent is drawn from the common law system brought from Great Britain to the United States.

Answer to Question 2

D