UK Government, the Law and Your Role
The UK's "common law" system means:
ALaws are fully uniform and identical across every nation and region of the UK
BAll laws must first obtain common consent and agreement from the general population
CThe same laws are applied equally and fairly to both the rich and the poor
DLaws are partly based on court judgments and precedents, not Acts alone ✓
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is Laws are partly based on court judgments and precedents, not Acts alone.
Common law is law developed through court judgments and precedents — where judges interpret laws and those interpretations become binding on future courts. It operates alongside statute law (Acts of Parliament).
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