Criminal Vs Civils
The right to have a jury at your trial is given by the Sixth and Seventh Amendments.
What is BOTH?
When the President forgives a person for a federal crime and removes the punishment.
What is Pardon?
Propose new laws
Makes speeches to support new laws
Signs or vetoes bills
What is Legislative Leader?
A ruling from an older court case that helps a ruling for a future trial
What is Precedent?
The person in charge of the courtroom. They make sure that everything is fair.
What is the Judge?
If you lose you owe somebody money
A rule the President gives to people who work in the government. It must be followed like a law.
What is Executive Order?
Chief of the armed forces (military)
Order troops into battle
CANNOT DECLARE WAR
What is Commander in Chief?
The highest level of the federal courts. They review cases from the Court of Appeals.
What is U.S Supreme Court?
The person who is being accused of something. They must defend themselves in court.
What is the Defendant?
If you lose you go to jail
What is CRIMINAL
When the President says no to a new bill
What is Veto?
Plan the government’s budget
Deals with problems such as lack of jobs
An official decision by a judge or court that settles (ends) a case.
What is ruling?
The person who starts a case in court. They believe someone has done something wrong or broken the law.
What is the Plaintiff?
Must follow the Constitution
what is BOTH?
A group of advisors who help the President. They are in charge of important government departments.
What is Cabinet?
Creates foreign policy plans
Names people to serve as ambassadors
An order that legally says a person has to appear in court.
What is subpoena?
Someone who saw or knows something important about the case.
What is a witness?
The case will happen with a judge in the courtroom
what is BOTH
Keeping the country safe from attack or harm.
What is National Security?
Greets leaders of other countries
Represents Americans at important ceremonies
What is Head of State?
To ask a higher court to review a decision or case made by a lower court.
What is Appeal?
A group of people who listen to the case and decide what happens. They hear the evidence from both sides and then talk about it together.
What is the Jury?