Law Ch. 2

What are laws made by legislatures called

• Statutes
• Directives
• Regulations
• Rules

Provision that place the U.S. Constitution and federal laws above state laws

• Inferiority Clause
• Subordination Clause
• Secondary Clause
• Supremacy Clause

The purpose for which a statute is enacted

• Legislative intent
• Administrative law
• Executive order
• Judicial review

Court decision establishing legal principles, must be followed by lower courts

• subsequent
• preceding
• following
• precedent

Law made by local governments

• County law
• State law
• Ordinance

• Statute

Document that divides the lawmaking power between the federal and state governments

• U.S. Constitution

• Emancipation Proclamation
• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights

Comparing state and federal government, __________ legislature has broader power to legislate. Meaning they can make laws over more varied subjects.

• state

• municipal
• federal
• local

Treaty creating obligation to return criminals or terrorists to another country

• expedition treaty
• extraterrestrial treaty
• extradition treaty
• immigration treaty

Governing body that may contain both legislative and executive authority

• tribal council

• president
• congress
• mayor

proposed laws are called

• cars
• flowers
• coins
• bills