4. In Colonial days, a party could have a magistrate hear his case only by paying a fee to the court, and then only if the case fit within one of the forms for which there existed a writ. At first the number of such formalized cases of action was very small, but magistrates invented new forms which brought more cases and greater revenues.

Which of the following conclusions is most strongly suggested by the paragraph above?

(A) Early magistrates often decided cases in an arbitrary and haphazard manner.
(B) In most early cases, the plaintiff rather than the defendant prevailed.
(C) The judiciary at first had greater power than either the legislature or the executive.
(D) One of the motivating forces for the early expansion in judicial power was economic considerations.
(E) The first common law decisions were inconsistent with one another and did not form a coherent body of law.

"D" is the correct answer. It sums up all the intention of the writer as well as of the magistrates.

Ben de D diyorum.

d olması lazım...

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4. Choice D is correct. By expansing judicial power by increasing the number of causes of action, the judicial coffers filled. A natural conclusion is that the desire for economic gain fueled the expansion. Choices A, B, C and E are not supported by the text.

4. Choice D is correct. By expansing judicial power by increasing the number of causes of action, the judicial coffers filled. A natural conclusion is that the desire for economic gain fueled the expansion. Choices A, B, C and E are not supported by the text.

(D) One of the motivating forces for the early expansion in judicial power was economic considerations.