The American legal system is based on common law.   What do judges consider most important when making a ruling under this system?

A.
Rulings made by other judges in similar cases
B.
The language in the law as it is written
C.
How the law is likely to change in the future
D.
What the majority of the population would prefer a ruling to be

Respuesta :

B the language of the law as it is written

The correct answer is A) Rulings made by other judges in similar cases.

When making a ruling under this system, what Judges consider most important is rulings made by other judges in similar cases.  

The American legal system is based on common law. This means that Common Law is based on once concept known as precedence. This is how other courts have interpreted the law. Common Law gets the facts of one case and compared it with other similar cases presented previously that have similar facts. In this case, Judges try to reach a decision by comparing scenarios. This system has its origins in the 13th century when the decisions of the cases were recorded by the Judges.