The first state to make slavery illegal in their constitution was: O Massachusetts
O Pennsylvania
O New Jersey
O New York

small european communities with shared traditions consolidated into large new states (apex)

a variant spelling of the word dote (british)

`stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar current or future case. stare decisis ensures that cases with identical facts be approached in the same way, unless overruled by the same court or a higher court such as the us supreme court. simply put, it binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions.

stare decisis is a latin term meaning "to stand by that which is decided".