| Question 1: For instance, in ________, the jurisprudence constante of the Court of Cassation or the Council of State is equivalent in practice with case law. | |||
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| Question 2: After the French Revolution, lawmakers prohibited any interpretation of law by judges, and the legislature was the only body permitted to interpret the law; this prohibition was later overturned by the ________. | |||
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| Question 3: It usually consists of a court of final appeal (called the "________" or "constitutional court"), together with lower courts. | |||
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| Question 4: The judiciary (also known as the judicial system or judicature) is the system of courts which interprets and applies the ________ in the name of the sovereign or state. | |||
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| Question 5: Under the doctrine of the ________, the judiciary generally does not make law (that is, in a plenary fashion, which is the responsibility of the legislature) or enforce law (which is the responsibility of the executive), but rather interprets law and applies it to the facts of each case. | |||
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