Government Semester Test Vocab Review

A local order that is like a law

• Law

• Ordinance

• Magistrate

• Precinct

Powers reserved for the state

• Precinct

• Township

• Reserved Powers

• Commission

A densely populated area that incudes the city and its surrounding areas

• Zoning laws

• Rural areas

• County Seat

• Metro area

Where the poor pay a higher percentage in taxes than the wealthy

• regressive

• progressive

Where the wealthy pay a higher percentage in taxes than the poor

• Regressive

• Progressive

A prson of the law who acts as a judge in less serious cases

• Lt Governor

• Magistrate

• Attorney General

• County Attorney

This is the name of the case that gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review

• Marbury v Madison

• Loving v Virginia

• Roe V Wade

• Brown v Board of Education

The power of the federal courts to determine if a law is Constitutional

• Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Judicial Review

• Appellate jurisdiction

A legal case between two people

• Civil Case

• Criminal case

A legal case betwen the government and a person or group

• Civil Case

• Criminal Case