| A | B |
|---|
| appropriations | funding for government programs |
| certification | guarantee of a person's qualifications for a job |
| civil cases | disagreements involving individuals or businesses |
| censured | condemned or scolded for a non-illegal action |
| clemency | excersize of mercy toward those convicted of a crime |
| commute | a reduction of the sentence imposed by the court |
| concurrent powers | lawmaking areas shared by the state and federal governments |
| criminal cases | cases in which somone has broken the law or acted in a way that harms other citizens or society in general |
| exclusive powers | powers assigned only to the national government |
| extradition | process of returning a fugitive to the state where a crime was committed |
| felony | serious or violent crimes punishable by large fines and/or lengthy jail sentences |
| general trial courts | courts that hear important state criminal and civil cases |
| lower courts | state courts that handle midemeanors and civils cases not involving much money |
| misdemeanor | minor crime punishable by a small fine or short jail sentence |
| parliamentary procedure | formal set of rules under which the legislatures conduct meetings |
| parole | to release a prisoner before the end of their sentence |
| proposition | a proposed law |
| referendum | a propsed law taken directly to the voters |
| reserved powers | powers set aside for the states |
| supremacy clause | article in the US constitution making federal laws the highest law of the land |
