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20 Cards in this Set
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What is jurisprudence?
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the study of law and legal philosophy |
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What is Criminal laws? |
regulate public conduct and set out duties owed to society |
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What is Civil laws? |
regulate relations between individuals or groups of individuals |
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What is civil action? |
a lawsuit that can be brought by a person who feels wronged or injured by another person |
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What is a defendant? |
the person accused of committing the crime |
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What is a prosecutor? |
has to prove the defendant is guilty |
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What is judicial review? |
enables a court to declare unenforceable any law passed by Congress or a state legislature that conflicts with the nation's highest law |
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What is the Bill of Rights? |
first 10 amendments to the Constitution
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What is federalism? |
the division of power between states and the government |
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What is statues? |
the lawmaking authority of Congress is exercised through the passe of laws known as federal statues |
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What are bills? |
used to enact new laws or amend or repeal old laws |
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What is legislative intent? |
a judge who interprets what the legislature means |
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What are trials? |
a court proceeding |
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What is a treaty? |
an agreement or contract between countries |
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What are appeals? |
to take a case to a higher court for a rehearing |
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What is lobbying? |
a way to influence the lawmaking process by convincing lawmakers to vote as you want them to |
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What is an initiative? |
a procedure that enables a specified number of voters to propose a law by petition |
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What is a negotiation? |
the process by which people involved in a dispute discuss their problem and try to reach a solution acceptable to all |
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What is a settlement? |
an agreement |
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What is an arbitration? |
both parties to a dispute agree to have one or more persons listen to their arguments and make a decision for them |
