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The Role of the Judge in the Common-Law Tradition Differs

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The role of the judge in the common-law tradition differs from the role of the judge in the civil-law tradition in that ______.

A) judges in the common-law tradition have much more discretion to interpret the law
B) judges in the common-law tradition are charged with finding the truth
C) judges in the common-law tradition play a much more active role in trials
D) judges in the common-law tradition do not rely on precedent as much as judges in the civil-law tradition
E) judges in the civil-law tradition act more as neutral umpires than do judges in the common-law tradition

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