Leg & Exec Details
When the President "kills a bill"
Veto!
With this, Nobody is above the law
The Rule of Law
The hint to remember the order of the courts
D.A.S
Hint: "Citizen You're Not"
Dredd Scott Vs. Sandford
What the electoral college does
Officially elects the President & Vice-President
This is like a law but doesn't involve Congress
Executive Order
Laws based on prior court decisions called precedents
Common/Case law
This group of ordinary citizens act as "factfinders"
The Jury
These 2 cases dealt with racial segregation
Ple"ssssss"y ("SSSeparate but equal); Brown "look around" (ended segregation in schools)
The leaders of local governments
Mayor, County commissioner, City Council, School board, Sherriff
Two things Executive administrative agencies do
Advise the president (Cabinet), Make Regulations, Enforce Laws and Regulations
Three of the types of law we learned
Constitutional, Criminal, Civil, Military, Juvenile
Cases involving citizens from different states suing each other are heard in...
Federal courts
This case said you will be given a lawyer for free if you can't afford one
Gideon "give me one" vs. Wainwright
Article 1 describes this branch; Article 2 describes this; Article 3 describes this
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
This group writes bills on particular topics
Standing committees
Statutory Laws
Laws passed by Congress or state legislatures. (Acts, Statutes)
The two types of jurisdiction in our court system
Original and Appellate jurisdiction
This was the result of the case Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier
School administrators can censor (restrict) some freedom of speech in schools
Local laws are called this
Ordinances
The step RIGHT before a bill goes to the Executive to be signed or vetoed
Conference committee to get to 1 version of the bill
Three things found in countries following the rule of law
accountability, consistency, fairness, due process, transparency, decisions based on law
The Supreme Court's power to interpret the US Constitution
Judicial Review
What the case US vs. Nixon was about
President Nixon tried to claim he was "above the law"; Court said he wasn't
The 2 parts of the impeachment process
1 - The house brings charges of impeachment; 2 - The senate holds the trial