Criminal Justice
A 911 call may send officers to determine the cause and do what?
What is an investigation?
A directive, rule, or regulation that has the effect of a law.
What is an executive order?
House committee that regulates federal funds
What is the appropriations committee?
Describes a limited government, rule of law, consent of the governed, due process.
What is the Magna Carta?
Tax levied by a government directly on income, especially an annual tax on personal income.
What is income tax?
If investigating officers believe there is evidence of a crime at a specific location, they may file for what?
What is a search warrant?
A body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
What is the Electoral College?
When one takes an issue to court if congress wont support it.
What is a litigation?
A philosopher that viewed all humans as evil, untrustworthy, and greedy.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
What is a budget?
A jury composed of citizens to hear evidence and decide if a person is guilty or not.
What is a grand jury or preliminary hearing?
A phrase used to describe the offices staffed by the president's advisers to help create and enforce policy.
What is "The President's Right Arm?"
Committee in charge of chief tax writing.
What is the Ways and Means committee?
Who is Montesquieu?
When expenses exceed revenue.
What is deficit?
An accusation of a crime by a grand jury, in which case the accused must be brought to trial.
What is indictment?
"Heads of departments," appointed by the president.
What is the Cabinet?
A person who's job is to influence legislators through persuasion.
What is a lobbyist?
Government philosopher Rosseau believed that society corrupted and destroyed. He was born in what country?
What is Switzerland?
Taxes imposed on employers or employees, and are usually calculated as a percentage of the salaries that employers pay their staff.
What is payroll tax?
An agreement in which the defendant pleas guilty for a lesser charge or sentence.
What is a plea bargain?
A systematic structure that handles everyday organization.
What is bureaucracy?
A diagram that shows the unique relationship and mutual benefit of offices.
What is the iron triangle
Which government philosopher believed that elected executives were necessary for a large government?
Who is John Locke?
Any duty on manufactured goods which is levied at the moment of manufacture, rather than at sale.
What is excise tax?