Laws
Articles/ Amendment
Vocabulary
Legal system
Advocacy
100

the rules and regulations made and enforced by government that regulate the conduct of people within society

What is law?

100
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. 
what is Article 1?
100
law must be stable, but must not stand still
What is Jurisprudence?
100
the law making authority of congress is exercised through the passage of laws 
what is federal statutes
100
active support of a cause 
what is advocacy
200

 the rights all people have simply because they are human beings

What is Human Rights?

200
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person
what is article 3?
200
Serious crime with a term of more than one year
What is Felony?
200
legislatures and other lawmaking bodies try to respond the needs of the citizens they represent by introducing legislation in the form of...
what is a bill?
200
allow voters to remove elected officials from office
wha is recall
300

laws that regulate the public conduct and set out duties owed to society

What is Criminal law?

300
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile 
what is article 9
300
less serious crimes
what is misdemeanor
300
A judge who interprets what the legislature means is determining 
what is legislative intent
300
when a legislative act is referred to voters for final approval or rejection
what is referendum
400

 Laws that regulate relations between individuals or groups of individuals.

what is Civil Laws?

400
A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed
what is the Amendment 2?
400
basic rules of our government 
what is constitutional law
400
the system designed to prevent one branch from becoming to powerful
what is checks and balences
400
procedure that enables a specified number of voters to propose a law by petition
what is initiative
500
Lawsuit that can be brought by a person who feels wronged or injured by another person
What is Civil action
500
The powers not delegated to the united states by the condition, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people
What is the 10th Amendment? 
500
OSHA, CPSC, Zoning 
what is administrative agencies
500
enables a court to declare unenforceable any law passes by congress
what is judicial review
500
way to influence the lawmaking process by convincing lawmakers to vote as you want them to.
what is lobbying
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