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Flashcards by Jamie Beamguard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jamie Beamguard
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Adversarial Legal System | Defendant v. Prosecution before judge |
| Assembly | Group |
| Checks and Balances | Limits the powers of the branches of government to avoid monarchy |
| Civil Law | Lawsuits |
| Criminal Law | People who break laws and statutes |
| Consumer Protection | Ensuring right of people to consumerism and fair trade |
| Draconian Laws | Extreme punishments for minor crimes |
| E Pluribus Unium | Out of many, one |
| Establishment Clause | Gov't cannot establish a religion for the country |
| Executive | The leader of a company |
| Expression | Saying your mind |
| Gerrymandering | Give certain groups more power |
| Judicial Review | Ability to overturn laws and amendments based on constitutionality |
| Jury Duty | Being called to be a part of a jury; 18 yr old, citizen, mentally stable, impartial |
| Legislative | Branch o gov't that makes laws |
| Line-Veto | Veto power which allows a person to strike out certain lines and pass the rest |
| NC General Assembly | The state senate |
| Parole | Early release from prison with restrictions |
| Patriot Act | Intended to reduce and prevent terrorism |
| Prosecutor | Person working to make defendant look guilty |
| Referendum | Way NC voters are able to vote directly on laws and amendments |
| Retribution | Punishment |
| Senate | House in legislative body, make laws, approve appointments, etc. |
| Separation of Church and State | Keeps gov't from establishing religion as mandatory in state institutions |
| Sheriff's Department | Chief law enforcement department |
| The Leandro Case | More money doesn't mean higher test scroes |
| Zoning | Breaking land into different zones for different uses. Done at county level |
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