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A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
What is Federal system
100
Legislature, with upper house, called the senate and a lower house, usually called the house of representatives.
What is Bicameral?
100
Reduce a sentence.
What is commute?
100
Panel of judges hears appeals from lower courts.
What is State supreme court?
100
Occur when a person or group takes legal action against another person or group.
What is Civil cases?
200
a political power reserved by a constitution to the exclusive jurisdiction of a specified political authority
What is Reserved Powers
200
Population count, every 10 years.
What is Census?
200
Courts that handle less serious crimes.
What is Justice of the peace?
200
Panel of judges hears from lower courts.
What is Appellate courts?
200
Major serious crimes.
What is Felonies?
300
powers in nations with a federal system of government that are shared by both the State and the federal government. They may be exercised simultaneously within the same territory and in relation to the same body of citizens.
What is Concurrent Powers?
300
Divided into districts, based on population.
What is Appointment?
300
An early release from prison.
What is Parole?
300
In a Appellate court the panel of lower judges hears appeals from the higher judges.
True or False?
300
False.
True or False? In a supreme court the panel of lower judges hears appeals from the higher judges.
400
Awards of money to the states to help them pay for some of their programs.
What is Grants-in-aid?
400
Unequal representation, in many state legislature.
What is Mal-apportionment?
400
Less serious crimes.
What is misdemeanors?
400
Judges or judge and jury hear criminal and civil cases
What is General trial courts?
400
False.
True or False? In General Trial courts Judges or judge and jury hear only criminal cases.
500
One house, legislature.
What is Unicameral?
500
Power to veto specific parts of a bill.
What is line-item veto?
500
Police courts that larger towns have.
What is magistrate courts?
500
Justice Courts--rural and small towns
What is Lower courts?
500
True.
True or False? A small town court is known as a lower court.
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