Fundamental to the development of our legal tradition

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The Legal Environment of Business/Text and Cases Ninth Edition: Chapter 1 Questions

1-2 Sources of Law. This chapter discussed a number of sources of American law. Which source of law takes priority in the following situations, and why?

a) A federal statue conflicts with the U.S. Constitution.

b) A federal statue conflicts with a state constitutional provision.

c) A state conflicts with common law of that state.

d) A state constitutional amendment conflicts with the U.S. Constitution.

1-3 Stare Decisis. In the text of this chapter, we stated that the doctrine of stare decisis" became a cornerstone of the English and American judicial systems." What doe stare decisis mean, and why has this doctrine been so fundamental to the development of our legal tradition?

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