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Laws created through opinions of judges.
Example:  "Separate but equal" (Plessy vs. Ferguson)

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Laws created by the Legislative branch.
Example: Voting Rights Act of 1965

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wrongful acts for which an injured party has the right to sue
Example: if one person punches another person in the nose, it might be an intentional tort called battery

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A ruling that is the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case.
Example: Brown v. Board of Education guiding future laws about desegregation.

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To protect people from harming one another.
Example: Theft

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A law created by the constitution.
Example: Segregated Schools (14th amendment)

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It refers to a person's relapse into criminal behavior.
Example: Probationers' recidivism rate is significantly higher than the general crime rate

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Settle disputes between people.
Example: a couple getting a divorce

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A law created by a government agency
Example: 'bleeped' words on the radio.

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The authority to review a lower court's decision
Example: Maritime Law (law of the oceans)

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The rules of procedural law that consists of both hearing and determining cases.
Example: The bill is introduced into the HoR then the bill goes to committee & subcommittee.

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The authority to be the first court to hear the case.
Example: case is the 1998 case of State of New Jersey v. State of New York.

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When the President rejects a bill.
Example: Nixon’s Universal Child Care Veto: 1971

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A permanent Senate committee that considers bills in a certain area.
Example: ways and means (taxes)

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An organized group that tries to influence the government to adopt certain policies or measures.
Example: Trade Unions, Students’ Union, Ex-Armymen Association, etc.

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When the President puts a bill aside for 10 days and it doesn't become a law if Congress is adjourned.
Example:

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A person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators.
Example: ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union

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A person who is represented in a district.
Example: registered voter.

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When members of the HoR and Senate compromise on differences in a bill before it goes to the President.
Example: The House sends some members, the Senate sends some members, and they work out a deal so the bills from both agree.

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When a Senator tries to prevent a vote by talking as long as possible during a debate.
Example: Senator Huey Long once read family recipes in one of his filibuster.

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When 60 Senators vote to stop a filibuster
Example:

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The authority given by law to a court to try cases and rule on legal matters.
Example: bankruptcy, divorce, civil rights violations, and probate.