Street Law Ch. 2.2 Vocab and Concepts

Congress exercises its lawmaking authority by passing laws known as federal ____________.

• statues

• statutes

• stations

• standards

Local governments pass laws known as _________, or regulations.

• Ordinations

• Ordinary

• Obituaries

• Ordinances

This is a nickname for part of Article VI of the Constitution, which says "the Constitution and the Laws of the United States...shall be the supreme law of the land."

• Santa Claus

• Supremacy Clause

• Bill of Rights

• Supreme Court

Legislatures and other lawmaking bodies introduce legislation in the form of _______.

• proposals

• petitions

• bills

• statutes

When a judge wants to determine what the legislature intended when it created a law, he/she searches for ______________ ___________.

• Legislative intent

• Legal incentives

• Lawyer opinions

• Hidden meaning

When drafting a bill, it is helpful to ask all of the following questions EXCEPT:

• Is the law written in clear language?

• When does the law go into effect?

• Will the law scare off criminals?

• Are the penalties for breaking the law clear and reasonable?

Referred to as "hidden lawmakers", these administrative bodies develop rules and regulations that influence many parts of our daily lives and have the force of law:

• Tribunals

• Agencies

• Attorneys

• Executives

Although agency "rules and regs" become law without being voted on, agencies usually hold _________ ___________ before issuing proposed regulations.

• Public hearings

• Private trials

• Pre-recorded debates

• Published opinions

Think about courtroom scenes you have watched on television. These courts were conducted using _________.

• Suspects

• Trials

• Social media

• Judicial recess

A person who loses at trial can sometimes appeal their case to a higher court. The higher tribunals are called __________ courts.

• Apple cider

• Application

• Appellate

• Approachable