The seventeenth amendment is considered a democratic reform because it: A. permitted citizens to have more influence in electing U. S. senators.
B. allowed registered voters to select their state's presidential electors.
C. extended then right to vote to 18-year old citizens.
D. allowed the national government to tax wealthier individuals.

c

Explanation:

was found at b)south carolina

`stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar current or future case. stare decisis ensures that cases with identical facts be approached in the same way, unless overruled by the same court or a higher court such as the us supreme court. simply put, it binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions.

stare decisis is a latin term meaning "to stand by that which is decided".