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Federal court decisions can create new laws and influence subsequent rulings, though these must be based in federal authority granted by the Constitution. This United States’ legal lineage can be traced to English common law through which of the systems of law listed below?

a-military law

b-case law

c-criminal law

d-civil law

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Answer:

case law

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Case Law

This comprise a set of past rulings by tribunals that meet their respective jurisdictions' rules to be cited as precedent. It is law that comes from decisions made by judges in previous cases. It provides a common contextual background for the application of certain legal concepts,


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