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23 Cards in this Set
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special purpose district |
a form of local governmentcreated for a particular purpose or a particularservice area |
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filibuster |
a Senate rule that allows almost unlimiteddebate |
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president pro tempore |
a president for the timebeing, usually the leader of the majority party in theSenate |
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conference committee |
a committee composed of afew members of each house of the legislature thatworks out differences between versions of a bill |
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patronage |
the power to distribute offices and favorsin order to promote the important programs on anofficial’s agenda |
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Magistrate Court |
the lowest level of county courts |
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probable cause |
a reasonable expectation that evidencewill be found |
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bail |
money deposited with the court by the accusedto guarantee his or her appearance in court |
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Municipal Court |
a court established by a town orcity |
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ProbateCourt |
a court that deals primarily withwills and estates |
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Family Court |
a court that deals with divorce, childcustody, visitation rights, alimony, property settlements,termination of parental rights, and sometimesjuvenile justice |
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Circuit Court |
the court of general jurisdiction forcivil and criminal cases, which is in charge of allexcept minor and special-subject cases |
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masters-in-equity |
extensions of the circuit courtwho deal in matters concerning property |
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Court ofAppeals |
an intermediate appeals courtthat hears appeals from decisions of the Circuit andFamily Courts |
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appeal |
to take a case to a higher court for rehearing |
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Supreme Court |
the highest appeals court in thestate |
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incorporated |
recognized by the state as a legal governingbody |
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municipality |
a city, town, or village |
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political party |
a group of people with similar ideason how government should be run and whichservices should be provided |
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special interestgroup |
a group concerned with oneparticular set of issues |
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lobbyist |
a person whose job is to try to infl uencelegislators to vote for bills that would benefi t theorganization he or she represents and to vote againstbills that might harm the organization |
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United StatesConstitution |
the plan of governmentfor the United States, written in 1787 |
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Bill of Rights |
the first ten amendments to the U.S.Constitution, where many of our basic rights arelisted |
