Terms
Legal Pluralism
Two or more sets of law and legal practices operating at the same time in the same place.
What organization deals with “dumping,” where countries sell products at extremely low prices to foreign markets
The World Trade Organization
What did early colonies combine with their own laws to create a hybrid system
Existing regional laws
What supreme court case in 2008 struck down Washington, D.C’s handgun restrictions
District of Columbia v. Georgia
Federalism
A system of government where power is divided between a central national government and individual regional governments
What substance is legal in many states like missouri, but is classified as an illegal schedule I substance at the federal level
Marijuana
What group could use colonial laws to challenge violence and unfair treatment
Indigenous People
What supreme court case ruled that differences in state death penalty laws violated the Eighth Amendment’s protections against cruel and unusual punishment
Furman V. Georgia
Jurisdiction
The official legal power, authority, or right of a court, government, or agency to interpret and apply the law, make decisions, or govern a specific territory.
What international agreement was an initiative to introduce emission standards for its members
The Kyoto Protocol
What was a major problem indigenous people faced when colonial authorities made laws without informing them
They could receive unfair or unjust punishments
In McCulloch V. Maryland(1819), what did the supreme court rule maryland could not do to the national bank
Tax the federal bank
Administrative law
Generally refers to the legal order that establishes, interprets, and implements the rules and regulations of administrative agencies.
Although the federal minimum wage is $7.25, Missouri’s minimum wage is what
$15.00
Why did conflicts arise in colonized areas where indigenous people lived
Different groups disagreed over who had the authority to rule and enforce laws
What Supreme Court case struck down parts of Arizona’s immigration enforcement law in 2012
Arizona V. United States
Globalization
The growing integration, connection, and interdependence of the world's economies, cultures, technologies, and populations across international borders.
While the Constitution sets basic guidelines, what specific entities determine rules for voter registration and district mapping
State Legislatures
How did combining colonial laws with existing regional laws affect early colonial societies
It created a mixture of legal rules and systems, sometimes leading to conflicts over authority and enforcement
How did combining colonial laws with existing regional laws affect early colonial societies
It created a mixture of legal rules and systems, sometimes leading to conflicts over authority and enforcement