How does stare decisis affect decisions made by the Supreme Court?

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It prevents the Court from implementing or executing the law and limits its power to interpreting the law.

It prevents the Court from implementing or executing the law and limits its power to interpreting the law.

It allows the Court to choose to hear only those cases that involve key constitutional questions.

It allows the Court to choose to hear only those cases that involve key constitutional questions.

It forces the Court to explain, in writing, the legal justifications and reasoning behind its decisions.

It forces the Court to explain, in writing, the legal justifications and reasoning behind its decisions.

It leads the Court to tend to follow precedent so that the law remains consistent and predictable.

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It leads the Court to tend to follow precedent so that the law remains consistent and predictable.