history ch 28
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| civil law | set of laws dealing with disputes between citizens
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| criminal law | sets of laws dealing with criminal acts and their punshments
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| redistricting | the process of adjusting legaslative districts every ten years to account for population changes
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| consecutive | following immediately after
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| municipal | city or other local government
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| justice of the peace | a local government offfcial who troes minor cases and performs civil marriages
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| misdemeanor | an unlawful act that does not do significant harn and has a less severe punishment than most felonies
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| appeal | a request to have a case heard again before a court
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| felony | a crime more serious than a misdemeanor
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| precinct | a small district formed to handle specific government tasks such as voting
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| auditor | a person who examines accounts
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| constable | a public affair usually responsible for keeping the peace and for minor court dusties such as serving subpoenas
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| trustee | a person who is responsible for the property or affairs of another person or an institution
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| incorporate | to form into a legal body
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| zoning | limiting the possible uses for each piece of property in a city
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| home-rule city | city of more than 5,000 people that has the right to self-government
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| general-law city | city od fewer than 5,000 people that must obey laws set by the state legislature
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| strong mayor | maor has full executive authority
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| weak mayor | mayor has limited autrhority; city council is in charge
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| legeslative branch | makes the laws
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| executive branch | enforces and carries out the law
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| judicial branch | interprets the law
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