Federal court decisions can create new laws and influence subsequent rulings, though these must be based in federal authority granted by the constitution. this united states' legal lineage can be traced to english common law through which of the systems of law listed below?

the correct answer is: common law.

the united states is a common law system by which law builds on the law before it. for the united states, this meant the english law of the colonies.

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