Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a.
The Confederate Constitution made it illegal to free a slave in the South.
b.
Texas joined the Confederate States of America and seceded from the Union.
c.
Elected officials in Texas were required to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy after Texas seceded.
d.
After Lincoln was elected President, new territories that originally wanted to join the Union joined the Confederacy instead.

`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".

b) almost one million irish people died during the potato famine.