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The two basic types of laws in our form of government
Civil law and criminal law
The document that gives the president power
The constitution
Laws that settle disputes between people
Civil law
Laws that help protect you and other people from being harmed?
criminal law
Laws that usually represent what the majority of citizens believe to be right or wrong
statutory law
Laws that cover judicial system decisions based on customs, traditions, and cases that have been decided before
common law
what legal issues was being judged in the tinker vs Des moines case
freedom of speech
which part of the constitution ensures that each state will accept the decisions of civil courts in other states
full faith and credit clause
citizens are represented by
constituents
how is scarcity and the laws of supply and demand connected?
when something is scarce, it will cause the price to increase due to a limited amount of a product. Less product= higher prices
Laws that cover many areas of daily life, such as health, safety, education and banking
administrative law
returning fugitives from one state to another to answer felony charge is authorized by
the states extradition agreement
reserve powers are held by
the state government
method of referring potential laws directly to the people for approval
referendum
what does capitalism and the market economy have in common?
both emphasize private ownership of resources and free markets
Laws that guarantee that a defendant in a criminal case has the right to have the assistance to counsel for his or her defense
constitutional law
delegated powers are powers held by
the federal government
bills that pass one house and fail in the second house..
will not become a law
if a fugitive from Texas has fled to Connecticut, he OR she can be returned
extradition
what was the key importance in the supreme courts decision in the Brown vs The Board of Education?
declared state segregation in public schools unconstitutional overturning the separate but equal doctrine and promoting the desegregation of schools
the authority to hear and judge a case
jurisdiction
the removal of elected officials by voters
recall
one example of a shared power of both the federal and state government is
if voters create a petition for a recall, it means they would like to remove an
elected official
what is the capitol of kentucky
frankfort