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Writes statutes
What is the legislature?
100
Is punishable by over one year in prison.
What is a felony?
100
Believes that the Eighth Amendment does not forbid torture during interrogation
Who is Justice Scalia
100
Political party that generally wants to reduce taxes?
What is the Republican Party?
100
If you speed, you have committed a _________
What is a crime?
200
Interprets statutes
What is the Judiciary?
200
If convicted of this, you go to jail, not prison.
What is a misdemeanor?
200
Considers herself to be a "wise Latina"
Who is Justice Sotomayor?
200
Political party that generally supports a woman's right to choose whether to have an abortion.
What is the Democratic Party?
200
In Washington state, the possession of small amounts of marijuana has been _________
What is decriminalized?
300
The leader of the executive branch at the state level
What is the governor?
300
Criminalizes people under 18 possessing alcohol in most circumstances
What is the Minor in Possession statute?
300
Had never served as a judge before his/her appointment to the Supreme Court.
Who is Elena Kagan
300
Party that believes that marriage can only be between a man and a woman.
What is the Republican Party
300
Washington state recently became the seventh state to pass a ________________ law
What is a marriage equality law?
400
Enforces the law
What is the executive?
400
You are entitled to a trial by ________ in most felony cases.
What is a jury?
400
Is the only African American currently on the Supreme Court
Who is Justice Thomas?
400
Political party that is generally opposed to embryonic stem cell research.
What is the Republican Party?
400
These laws do not carry criminal penalties
What are civil laws?
500
Members of the Legislative and Executive branches are always selected by a _______; members of the Federal Judiciary never are
What is a vote?
500
This purpose of criminal sanctions is to prevent criminals from committing a crime during their prison sentence.
What is incapacitation?
500
Is considered the "swing vote" of the Supreme Court
Who is Justice Kennedy?
500
Political party that believes the Second Amendment provides individuals with the right to bear arms.
What is the Republican Party.
500
If you make a contract with someone to kill them, (and you actually do kill them) you have committed this crime
What is murder?