Civics flashcards

Question	Answer
Adversarial Legal System	used in common law countries two advocates represents their parties
Assembly	1st amendment right, to congregate peacefully
Checks and Balances	how the branches of government check the power of the other branch. to make sure no branch is not more powerful than another branch
Civil and Criminal Law	Civil law mainly focused on lawsuits while criminal law focuses on breaking the law.
Civil Law	a law based on usually lawsuit for damages
Consumer Protection	protection from corporations by imposing health and safety regulations
Draconian Laws	Harsh laws based on Greek laws favored the rich over the poor
E Pluribus Unum	latin, meaning "out of many one" used to represent our country
Establishment Clause	clause to the 1st amendment religious freedom meaning that you have to respect the religion of an establishment
Executive	one of the three main branches of the us government lead by the president
Expression	1st amendment guaranteeing free expression.
Gerrymandering	whenever a county purposefully reshapes district lines to gain an advantage
Judicial Review	the power of the supreme court to review laws set forth by the government.
Jury Duty	whenever you are summoned by the courts to appear to be on a jury.
Legislative	one of the three main branches of government, congress, led by the speaker of the house.
Line-Veto	power given to North Carolina Governor to strike a specific item from a bill.
North Carolina General Assembly	legislative body of the north Carolina government
Parole	Parole is what is given to a criminal or as a sentence where they're freedoms are slightly restricted, released early for prision
Patriot Act	act put in place after the 2001 Terrorist attacks, where as government does not need warrants to search suspected terrorists
Prosecutor	the people who takes the other people to court, the victim
Referendum	whenever voters have the power to directly effect public officials
Retribution	payback, in a simple term, having something restored that was taken
Senate	half of the legislative body of the us, more exclusive thank the house of representatives, only 2 per state, leader is the VP or the president pro tempura
Separation of Church and State	not in the constitution , but heavily implied. saying government will not be swayed by religious affiliation.
Sherrif's Department	handles crimes anywhere in the county
The Leandro Case	famous court case where low wealth schools got less money than higher income schools
Zoning	playing zones on specific areas for various reasons. for construction, business, theater etc.

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