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Crim Law 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Statutes | Laws |
| All but this state have a two-house legislature | Nebraska |
| Supremacy clause | The Constitution and the Laws of the United States shall be the supreme law of the land |
| Ordinances or regulations | Names given to laws passed by state government, and county or city councils |
| Bills | Proposed law |
| Legislative intent | What the lawmakers who passed the law wanted the law to mean |
| Draft | When actual language of a bill is written |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration-Agency that develops health and safety regulations that must be followed in the work place |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency- in-force laws passed by Congress that deal with protecting human health and protecting the environment |
| Department of Homeland Security | Mission is to help prevent, protect against, and respond to act of terrorism on U.S. soil |
| DOT | Department of Transportation- Protect nation's transportation system |
| TSA | Transportation Security Administration - Organization that screen employees for public air transportation |
| Public Hearing | Open meeting in which the public is allowed to express their views on proposed legislation |
| Federal Register | News paper where all proposed government laws must be published |
| Appellate courts | A higher court that hears a court case after it has been heard once in a lower court |
| Precedent | |
| Treaty | Agreement or contract between countries |
| UN | United Nations |
| EU | European Union, Founded in 1945 |
| The Constitution states that treaties are the Supreme law of the land if... | They are signed by the President, and ratified by 2/3 of Senate |