Sources/Types of Law
This type of law involves punishing people for committing crimes.
What is Criminal Law?
Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges serve for __________.
What is Life?
_______________ Is the leader of the Executive Branch.
What is the President?
___________ is in charge of making the laws. (Another name for the legislative branch).
What is Congress?
After a bill is introduced, it's often sent to this group for study and hearings.
What is Committee or Subcommittee?
This source of law is one of the oldest law codes in the world, known for "Eye for an Eye".
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
The _________________ Appoints Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges.
What is President?
The Executive Branch is in charge of ____________ the law.
What is Enforcing?
We have a ________________ Legislator, meaning it has two houses.
What is Bicameral?
A ___________ is the name of a ____________ before it gets approved. (Hint: I'm just a ________)
What is Bill(1)? What is Law(2)?
This type of law makes sure that our rights are being protected and applied fairly.
What is Constitutional Law?
The Judicial branch is in charge of _________ the law.
What is Interpreting?
One of the President's many jobs is to be the __________________ of the Military.
What is Commander-in-Chief?
_____________________ are powers of Congress that are not written in the constitution but are necessary for carrying out powers that are written in the Constitution (Expressed Powers).
What are Implied Powers?
The required vote in both houses to override a presidential veto. I will also take a Percentage
What is a two-thirds (2/3) vote? or 66%
This Source of law uses previous court cases as a 'precedent' or example for future trials.
What is Common Law?
_____________ is the power to declare laws or presidential actions unconstitutional making them “null” and “void”
What is Judicial Review?
The President has the power to ________ a bill, or send it back to Congress, if they do not like the bill.
What is Veto?
____________ and ________________ are the names of the two houses of congress.
What is the Senate and House of Representatives?
The power of a senator to delay a vote on a bill.
What is a Filibuster?
This type of law sets rules for lawsuits when someone tries to sue another for damages.
What is Civil Law?
The _________________ Approves Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges.
What is the Senate?
____________________ of the Constitution established the Executive Branch.
What is Article II (2)
Another name for the Necessary and Proper Clause is the ________________ clause because it allows congress to stretch their powers.
What is Elastic?
A temporary committee formed to make sure the House and Senate versions of a bill match.
What is a Conference Committee?