Contemporary Law and Justice Final

a person chosen to interpret the laws; decide on a winner, or settle a controversy

• judge
• jurist
• justice
• perjury

the territory or land in which justice and laws are administered

• jusrisdiction
• jury
• justification
• abjure

a group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth 

• jury
• justice

fairness; rightfulness

• justice
• jurisdiction
• justify
• abjure

to break the law by lying; to break a formal promise; to break an oath

• perjury
• justify
• justification
• abjure

Match the followingUse the word bank to match with details

• Federal Judge

• Legislative

• Chief Justice

• Judicial

• House of Representatives

• Legislative

• Vice President

• Executive

• Senators

• Judicial

Match the following branches with the statement that is true for the branch

• Declares laws unconstitutional

• Executive

• Vetoes or signs laws

• Executive

• Includes the President

• Legislative

• Includes Congress

• Judicial

• Takes a vote on a bill

• Legislative

Lawmaker

• Someone who breaks the laws

• Someone who interprets the laws

• Someone who enforces laws

• Someone who makes laws, legislator

Legislative Branch

• Part of government responsible for making laws

• strongly held beliefs about what is important and acceptable

• Part of government responsible for making sure laws are enforced

• a group of lobbyists

includes the supreme court

• legislative

• executive

• judicial