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WorksheetsChapter 14 Vocabulary - Political Science: An Introduction
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
Define law
a)
That which must be obeyed under penalties
b)
That which is written by humans and accepted over time—the opposite of natural law
c)
The person who complains in a law case.
d)
“Judge-made law,” old decisions built up over the centuries
2.
Define positive law
a)
That which must be obeyed under penalties
b)
That which is written by humans and accepted over time—the opposite of natural law
c)
The person who complains in a law case.
d)
“Judge-made law,” old decisions built up over the centuries
3.
Define plaintiff
a)
That which must be obeyed under penalties
b)
That which is written by humans and accepted over time—the opposite of natural law
c)
The person who complains in a law case.
d)
“Judge-made law,” old decisions built up over the centuries
4.
Define common law
a)
That which must be obeyed under penalties
b)
That which is written by humans and accepted over time—the opposite of natural law
c)
The person who complains in a law case.
d)
“Judge-made law,” old decisions built up over the centuries
5.
Define civil law
a)
Noncriminal disputes among individuals
b)
That which grows out of a country’s basic documents
c)
Mutual application of legal standards
d)
Applying the same standards to all.
6.
Define constitutional law
a)
Noncriminal disputes among individuals
b)
That which grows out of a country’s basic documents
c)
Mutual application of legal standards
d)
Applying the same standards to all.
7.
Define reciprocity
a)
Noncriminal disputes among individuals
b)
That which grows out of a country’s basic documents
c)
Mutual application of legal standards
d)
Applying the same standards to all.
8.
Define consistency<br />
a)
Noncriminal disputes among individuals
b)
That which grows out of a country’s basic documents
c)
Mutual application of legal standards
d)
Applying the same standards to all.
9.
Define higher law
a)
That which comes from God
b)
That which comes from nature, understood by reasoning.
c)
Taking a case to a higher court.
d)
Written summary submitted by one side giving relevant facts, laws, and precedents.
10.
Define natural law
a)
That which comes from God
b)
That which comes from nature, understood by reasoning.
c)
Taking a case to a higher court.
d)
Written summary submitted by one side giving relevant facts, laws, and precedents.
11.
Define appeal
a)
That which comes from God
b)
That which comes from nature, understood by reasoning.
c)
Taking a case to a higher court.
d)
Written summary submitted by one side giving relevant facts, laws, and precedents.
12.
Define brief
a)
That which comes from God
b)
That which comes from nature, understood by reasoning.
c)
Taking a case to a higher court.
d)
Written summary submitted by one side giving relevant facts, laws, and precedents.
13.
Define precedent
a)
Legal decisions based on earlier decisions
b)
Laws of the Roman Catholic Church, based on Roman law
c)
Laws arranged in books, originally updated Roman law.
d)
The office of judgeship
14.
Define canon law
a)
Legal decisions based on earlier decisions
b)
Laws of the Roman Catholic Church, based on Roman law
c)
Laws arranged in books, originally updated Roman law.
d)
The office of judgeship
15.
Define code law
a)
Legal decisions based on earlier decisions
b)
Laws of the Roman Catholic Church, based on Roman law
c)
Laws arranged in books, originally updated Roman law.
d)
The office of judgeship
16.
Define bench
a)
Legal decisions based on earlier decisions
b)
Laws of the Roman Catholic Church, based on Roman law
c)
Laws arranged in books, originally updated Roman law.
d)
The office of judgeship
17.
Define adversarial
a)
System based on two opposing parties to a dispute.
b)
Like adversarial but with a prosecutor accusing a defendant of crimes.
c)
In European legal systems, judicial officer who both gathers evidence and issues indictments
d)
to formally charge someone with a crime
18.
Define accusatorial
a)
System based on two opposing parties to a dispute.
b)
Like adversarial but with a prosecutor accusing a defendant of crimes.
c)
In European legal systems, judicial officer who both gathers evidence and issues indictments
d)
to formally charge someone with a crime
19.
Define investigating judge
a)
System based on two opposing parties to a dispute.
b)
Like adversarial but with a prosecutor accusing a defendant of crimes.
c)
In European legal systems, judicial officer who both gathers evidence and issues indictments
d)
to formally charge someone with a crime
20.
Define indict
a)
System based on two opposing parties to a dispute.
b)
Like adversarial but with a prosecutor accusing a defendant of crimes.
c)
In European legal systems, judicial officer who both gathers evidence and issues indictments
d)
to formally charge someone with a crime
21.
Define Warren Court
a)
The liberal, activist U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, 1953–1969.
b)
Tactic of overturning local laws by deliberately breaking them, as at segregated lunch counters.
c)
System of segregationist laws once standard in the U.S. South.
d)
Like adversarial but with a prosecutor accusing a defendant of crimes.
22.
Define sit-in
a)
The liberal, activist U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, 1953–1969.
b)
Tactic of overturning local laws by deliberately breaking them, as at segregated lunch counters.
c)
System of segregationist laws once standard in the U.S. South.
d)
Like adversarial but with a prosecutor accusing a defendant of crimes.
23.
Define Jim Crow
a)
The liberal, activist U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, 1953–1969.
b)
Tactic of overturning local laws by deliberately breaking them, as at segregated lunch counters.
c)
System of segregationist laws once standard in the U.S. South.
d)
Like adversarial but with a prosecutor accusing a defendant of crimes.
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