Lawmaking
This branch of the government makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch? Or Congress.
This term is the active support of a cause or how citizen involvement can influence the lawmaking process.
What is advocacy?
This is the process by which people involved in a dispute discuss their problem and try to reach a solution.
What is negotiation?
First step for a bill becoming a law.
A law making it illegal to park on the side of the street.
What is local?
This branch of government can declare laws unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch? Or Supreme Court.
This term allows voters to remove elected officials from office
What is a recall?
This is an agreement before a case goes to trial.
What is a settlement?
Second step in a bill becoming a law.
What is the law is proposed?
A law that makes marijuana legal.
What is state?
Theses are the two houses of Congress.
What are the House and the Senate?
This term is a procedure that enables a specified number of voters to propose a law by petition.
What is an initiative?
Both parties agree to have a person listen to their arguments and make a decision for them.
What is arbitration?
The third step of a bill becoming a law.
A law that changes the age required to vote.
What is a national law?
This part of government develops rules and regulations.
What is an agency.
This term is when a legislative act is referred to voters for final approval or rejection.
What is a referendum?
A third person helps the disputing parties take about their problems and settle their differences
What is mediation?
Fourth step in a bill becoming a law.
A law that makes it illegal to own an automatic firearm.
What is a national law?
All powers not given to the federal/national government belong to this level of government.
What are the states?
This term is a way to influence the lawmaking process by convincing lawmaker to vote as you want them to.
What is lobbying?
People who have the power to investigate complaints and then help the parties reach some agreement
What is an ombudsperson?
The final step in a bill becoming a law.
What is being signed by the president?
A law that raises taxes to pay for schools.
What is local?