| crime | | open peaceful violation of of a law |
| small claims courts | | change or alteration |
| law | | power of a court to decide a case |
| declaration of independence | | basic fairness |
| u.s constitution | | administers wills and and estates |
| substantive law | | private organization of citizens hwo select and promote candidates for public office |
| felony | | independent 3rd party who tries to develop a non-binding solution acceptable to both sides |
| civil rights | | crime by up to 1yr in prison |
| civil disobedience | | law based on the dictates of a central polictical authortiy |
| verdict | | laws grouped into organized form |
| sovereingty | | documented drafted by the 13 colonies to declare independence |
| amendment | | law enacted by state or federal ledislatures |
| municipal courts | | idea that the same ethical standards apply to everyone |
| cyberlaw | | deciding what is right and wrong in a reasoned impartial manner |
| ordinance | | crime punishable by more than 1yr in prison |
| justice | | law that is intended to govern the use of computers in e-commerce and the internet |
| mediator | | legislation enacted by a town |
| statutes | | a legal position that allows the defendant to escape criminal liability |
| defense | | court in which cases of small amounts are involved |
| democracy | | first court to hear a dispute |
| writ of certirari | | group of laws used to provide a remedy for wrongs against individuals |
| impartiality | | punishable offense against society |
| jurisdiction | | governmental sytem in which citizens vote directly to decide issues |
| ethics | | to place a dispute before a court for resolution |
| arbitrator | | document that consist of seven articles that provide a workable framework for our federal government |
| stare decisis | | doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases |
| probable cause | | order to a lower court to produce the record of a case for the supreme court to review |
| civil law | | doing what is right |
| politcal party | | mental test to identify irrational |
| positive law | | power to hear the case in full for the first time |
| universalizing | | group of laws that defines and sets punishment for offenses against society |
| trial court | | personal human rights |
| code | | constitutional requirement for fundamental fairness in our court amd legal system |
| probate courts | | groups of laws that defines rights and duties |
| misdemeanor | | accurate detailed report of what went on in court |
| integrity | | reviews decisions of lower courts |
| common law | | jury's decision in a case |
| applellate court | | loose form of charter for common government |
| criminal law | | independent 3rd party who develops a binding and enforceable resolution to dispute |
| due process of law | | freedom from external control |
| court record | | title of a judge on the state supreme court or federal supreme court |
| litigate | | govenment system in which citizens elect representatives to decide issues |
| associate circuit courts | | rules and regulations for the internal management of corporate affairs |
| juvenile courts | | city court |
| equtiy | | for individuals over 13 and under 18 |
| original jursidiction | | enforceable rules of conduct in a society |
| rebublic | | a reasonable ground for belief |
| bylaw | | law based on current standards or custom of the people |
| articles of confederation | | first ten amendments to the u.s constitution |
| bill of rights | | court that hears minor criminal cases |
