Court
Court Vocabulary
People
Miscellaneous
Government Terms
100
Court case that decided people have to be advised of thier rights.
What is Miranda Vs. Arizona?
100
By criminal law, this must be unanimous in a court case.
What is verdict?
100
People who work at American Embassies.
Who are U.S. Ambassadors?
100
What laws gurantee?
What are individual liberties?
100
2 chambers in state legislature.
What is bicameral?
200
Where the Supreme Court cases come from.
What is appeals from the lower courts?
200
Jury can't make a unanimous decision result.
What is hung jury?
200
Head of the state executive branch.
Who is Governor?
200
A deciding vote.
What is swing vote?
200
One chamber in state legislature.
What is uni-cameral?
300
Court case that limited the president's impound power.
What is Train Vs. City of New York?
300
When the defendant is found guilty- a punishment.
What is sentence?
300
Presiding officer in the state lower house.
Who is Speaker of the House?
300
Grants-in-aid given by the feds.
What are federal grants?
300
A formal order given by a higher authority.
What is mandate?
400
Trial jury- hears evidence & decides verdict.
What is petit jury?
400
A promise that something will or will not happen.
What is an offer?
400
Presiding officer in the state upper house.
Who is Lieutenant governor?
400
The role lottories play in a state.
What is fundraisers for education?
400
Reviews laws.
What is judicial review?
500
Friend of the court.
What is Amicus Curiae?
500
Gathering facts- both sides share what they have.
What is discovery?
500
The key power centers in Congress.
Who are committees?
500
A selective sales tax.
What is excise tax?
500
Shared "powers"- for example, state & national
What are concurrent powers?
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