Glossary Flashcards
Absolute majority
Candidate achieves absolute majority (above 50%) in an election.
Absolute monarchy
A system of government where a single person rules. The monarch is above the law and governs in an appropriate matter.
Access
The ability for individuals to exercise their rights in the legal system.
Accountability
Political accountability is the requirement that all public officials should be answerable to people.
Acquittal
The judgment of a court that a person charged with a crime has not been proven guilty
Act of parliament
A legislative bill that has passed required steps in parliament.
Actus reus
A guilty deed or act
Address in reply debate
The debate that follows the governor generals speech
Adjournment debate
The debate concerning the motion to suspend the sitting of parliament to another day
Adjudication
The act of judging two competing points of view
Administrative law
The body of law dealing with the rules regarding the hearings of government
Admissible evidence
Information or material items allowed as evidence in the trial
Adversarial system
Legal system based on the principal that justice is best served by allowing competing parties to present their arguments
Alternative dispute resolution
The resolution of conflict of legal disputes.
Amendment
An alteration to a bill or act
