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wrongful act or an infringement of a right
ex: For example, if one person punches another person in the nose, it might be an intentional tort called battery

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derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes
ex: rule that a judge made that says that people have a duty to read contracts

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written law established by enactments expressing the will of the legislature
ex: A police officer pulls you over, and you are given a citation for violating the speed limit.As a result, the law you broke was a statutory law.

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decision that is the basis or reason for future decisions
ex: legal decision in Brown v. Board of Education guiding future laws about desegregation.

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official power to make legal decisions and judgments
ex: court having control over legal decisions

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system of law concerned with the punishment for ppl that commit crimes
ex: bank robbery, murder

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federal and state constitutions.
ex: ree speech, right to protest, abortion rights, racism and discrimination, and presidential powers are all constitutional law

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law concerned with private relations between members of a community
ex: defamation (including libel and slander), breach of contract, negligence resulting in injury or death, and property damage

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body of law that regulates the operation and procedures of government agencies
ex:tribunals, boards or commissions

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relapse, particularly a return to criminal behavior.
ex: Recidivism rate refers to the relative number of prisoners who, after being released, return to prison or jail because they have committed another crime.

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rules of procedural law that consists of both hearing and determining cases in criminal , civil lawsuits constitutional courts.

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power of a court to hear appeals from lower courts.

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power to hear a case for the first time as opposed to having a higher court judge lower courts decision
ex: 1998 case of State of New Jersey v. State of New York.

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right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-makers
ex: President George W. Bush refusing to sign the State Children's Health Insurance bill

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permanent legislative panels established by the United States House of Representatives
ex: Appropriations Committees recommend legislation to provide budget authority for federal agencies and programs.

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groups who share the same interests by government
ex: girl scouts and boy scouts

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indirect veto of legislative bill by president or gov
ex: bill fails to become law

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influencer to legislatives
ex:AntiDefamation League fights anti-Semitism

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voting member of community to appoint or elect
ex: registered voter

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U.S committee appointed by Reps and senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill.
ex:usually composed of senior Members of the standing committees of each House that originally considered the legislation.

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Obstructive speaking procedure through legislative process
ex: Senator Strom Thurmond once talked against a civil rights bill in the 1950s for 24 hours and 18 minutes

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The procedure for closing a debate and voting on it.
ex: 2/3 of senate vote

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BREAKING 🔴 Senate Votes YES on Cloture to CONFIRM Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court Associate Justice