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a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote

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an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures

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House and Senate conferees which is formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation

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being a voting member of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect

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a person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators

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an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned

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a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern

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a permanent committee that meets regularly

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a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body

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the power to hear a case for the first time

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is the power of an appellate court to review, amend and overrule decisions of a trial court

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the series of steps a legal dispute goes through in the court system

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the relative number of prisoners who, after being released, return to prison or jail because they have committed another crime

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the body of law that regulates the operation and procedures of government agencies

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the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs

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rights carved out in the federal and state constitutions

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the body of law that relates to crime. It proscribes conduct perceived as threatening

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the official power to make legal decisions and judgments

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an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances

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written law set down by a legislature

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the part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes

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a wrongful act or an infringement of a right