Under the doctrine of stare decisis, the principles and procedures of law applied in one situation are applied in any similar situation

The debate over whether people have the right to distribute flyers in a mall centers on the question of whether

a) symbolic speech should be afforded the same protections as other types of speech. b) commercial speech is different from other forms of speech. c) a mall is private property in the same way that one's living room is. d) the environmental hazard of littering outweighs free speech rights.

An issue’s political impact and importance are commonly referred to as its

a. mobilization power b. currency c. social construction d. political saliency