Supreme Court Review

Pregunta	Respuesta
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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