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APUS57

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If a justice agrees with the decision reached in another opinion but writes a separate opinion explaining her own reasons for reaching that decision, she has written a ________ opinion.
 
  a. dissenting
  b. plurality
  c. concurring
  d. reasoning

Question 2

If an appellate court case has a majority of the justices agreeing with the result in the case, but they cannot agree on the reasons for the result, the ______________ opinion is the opinion with the reasoning agreed to by the largest number of justices.
 
  a. dissenting
  b. plurality
  c. majority
  d. concurring



babybsemail

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



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