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| the government's attorney in a criminal case. An atttorney hired by the state. |
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| the study of law and legal philosophy |
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| regulate public conduct and set out duties owed to society. |
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| a serious criminal offense punishable by a porison sentence of more than one year. |
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| a criminal offense, less serious than a felony, punishably by a prison sentence of one year or less |
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| regulate relations between individuals or groups of individuals. |
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| lawsuit that can be brought by a person who feels wronged or injured by another person. |
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| the person accused of committing the crime. |
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| the person or company harmed. |
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| beyond a reasonable doubt |
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| if the jury has any reasonable doubts about the defendant's guilt, then it must vote not to convict. |
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| preponderance of the evidence |
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usually the standard proof used in a civil suit, the burden of proof that a party must meet in order to win the lawsuit. |
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| a basic principle of our cfonstitutional system. limits the government to powers provided to it by the people. |
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| federal and state share power |
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| the divison of lawmaking power amonthe three ranches of government: the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary. |
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| laws enacted by legislatures |
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| the system designed to parent one branch from becoming too powerful and abusing its power |
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| refuse to approve laws passed by congress |
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| enables a court to cancel any law passed by congress or a state legislature that conflicts with the nation's highest law, the constitution. |
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| goes against the constitution |
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| federal law was passed by congress establishing a process to appoint an independent council. |
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| espensive allegations coming from political enemies. |
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