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Levels of Government
Checks and balances
Laws
Media, interest group, political parties
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100
the head of a state government
Who is a governor?
100
can check on the legislative by vetoing laws.
What is the executive branch?
100
involves legally binding agreements between two or more parties.
What is contract law?
100
a group that promotes candidates and creates leaders.
What is a political party?
100
the party that files a suit in a court against someone else
What is plaintiff?
200
head of a local government.
Who is a mayor?
200
can check on the legislative branch by declaring laws unconstitutional.
What is the judicial branch?
200
is a criminal offense for which a convicted person can be sentenced to serve less one year in a local prison or pay a fine.
What is a misdemeanor?
200
a group that share common interests.
What is an interest group?
200
the party that defends him or herself in a case
What is defendant?
300
Can declare war
What is the federal government?
300
Can check on the judicial branch by appointing judges.
What is the executive branch?
300
is a criminal offense for which a convicted person can be sentenced to serve one or more years in a state or federal prison.
What is a felony?
300
helps people to be informed.
What is media?
300
deals with divorce and custody
What is family law?
400
Can tax people within the state only.
What is state government?
400
checks on executive by 2/3 vote.
What is the legislative branch?
400
are laws that protect the earth and its surroundings.
What is environmental law?
400
Republicans and democrats
What are the major political parties today?
400
unlawful taking of someone’s property
What is larceny?
500
Mayor does not have a lot of power.
What is the weak mayor system?
500
is a system to make sure no single branch becomes too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
500
is defined as a body of legal rules that have been made by judges as they issue rulings on cases.
What is common law?
500
Federalists and anti-federalists
What were the first two major political parties?
500
A false publication in writing, print, or signs, that damages someone’s reputation.
What is libel?