Charles De Montesquieu philosopher who classified government as republic monarchies and despotisms
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In a common law system, such as the United States, judges rely on precedent or rulings in cases with facts similar to that of the current case to guide their decision making.
Some young girls of the village (two of them relatives of Parris) started demonstrating strange behaviours and fits, they were urged to identify the person who had bewitched them. Their initial accusations gave way to trials, hysteria, and a frenzy that resulted in further accusations.
Because they were producing a surplus of grain and it caused prices to drop.