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goverment chap8
notes
| question | answer |
|---|---|
| to carry off someone by force | kidnap |
| to break a law or rule | violate |
| to not pay taxes | taxevasion |
| a person accused of doing something that is not legal | defendent |
| to do something that is agianst the rules | disobey |
| a quarrel or diffrence of opinion | disagreement |
| a part of the u.s not included in any state but organized with a seprate legislature | territory |
| TO ASK A HIGHER COURT TO REVIEW A CASE | APPEAL |
| AN ASSIGNED AREA OR DISTRICT | CIRCUIT |
| A SERIES OF STEPS FOLLOWED IN A REGULAR ORDER | PROCEDURE |
| TO EXPLAIN OR TELL THE MEANING OF SOMETHING | INTERPRET |
| TO OVERTURN OR SET ASIDE | REVERSE |
| THE FINDING OR JUDGMENT OF A COURT | VERDICT |
| TO QUESTION THE TRUTH OF SOMETHING | CHALLENGE |
| THE POWER AND THE RIGHT TO INTERPRET AND APPLY THE LAW | JURISDICTION |
| A SHORT STATMENT OF THE FACTS AND POINTS OF LAW OF THE CASE | BRIEF |
| THE POWER OF THE SURPREM COURT TO DECLARE LAWS AND ACTIONS OF LOCAL STATE OR NATIONAL GOV. UNCONSTITUTIONAL | JUDICIAL REVIEW |
| A POLICY THAT THE SURPREM COURT SHOULD AVOID QUESTIONS RELATED TO POLITICS OR SOCIAL QUESTION | JUDICIAL RESTRAINT |
| A POLICY THAT THE SURPREM COURT SHOULD TAKE AND ACTIVE ROLE IN DECIDING QUESTIONS RELATED TO POLITICS AND SOCIAL ISSUES | JUDICIAL ACTIVISM |
| TO DIVIDE OR GIVE OUT SOMETHING ACCORDING TO A PLAN | APPORTION |
| TO SEPERATE OR SET APPART FROM OTHERS | SEGREGATE |