Compared with the United States, France during the 19th century was:
A. strongly democratic but economically weak.
B. economically strong but authoritarian.
C. more politically stable.
D. only sometimes democratic.

the answer is mass marketing.

`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".

after defeating german forces in north africa allied leaders turned their attention to "italy," since this was the location that made the most geographic sense before invading northern europe via france. 

i know number 8 is something about only using 3/5 of the slave votes.