| A | B |
|---|
| veto | prohibited |
| code of hammurabi | is the oldest exisiting law |
| felonies | a serious criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year |
| misdemeanors | a criminal offense, less serious than a felony, punishable by a prison sentence of one year or less |
| jurisprudence | the study of law and legal philosophy |
| criminal laws | regulate public conduct and set out duties owed to society |
| civil laws | laws that regulate relations between idividuals |
| defendent | the person accused of comitting the crime |
| plaintiff | the person or company harmed |
| Judical Review | the process by which courts decide whether the laws passed by congress |
| seperation of powers | the division of powers among the branches of government |
| preponderance of the evidence | a lower requirement for proof than the beyond a reasonable doubt standard used in criminal cases |
| Limited Government | A basic principle of our constitutional system. It limits government to powers provided to it by the people |
| Prosecutor | government attorney in a criminal case (district attorney) |
