Which of the following best states how the open door policy affected china and other countries doing business there? a) the open door policy stimulated trade and maintained the influence of foreign powers in china. b) the open door policy equally benefited china, the united states, and other foreign powers. c) the open door policy increased tax collections in china because of additional trading revenues. d) the open door policy benefited the united states because china was grateful for us intervention.

`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".

the colonial period, since this was a time of mass immigration from a variety of people from europe.