Test 5

Question 1

administrative law

Answer 1

body of law created by administrative agencies

Question 2

privitization

Answer 2

the transfer of the task of providing services/contracting out govt work

Question 3

bureaucrat

Answer 3

someone that works for a bureaucracy/generally refers to government work

Question 4

appellate court

Answer 4

court having appellate jurisdiction/does not hear evidence but reviews transcripts of trials

Question 5

judicial review

Answer 5

the power of the courts to decide on the constitutionality of legislative enactments and of actions taken by the executive branch

Question 6

government corporation

Answer 6

agency of the government that is run as a business enterprise. (produce revenue like post office)

Question 7

senatorial courtesy

Answer 7

a practice that allows a senator of the president’s party to veto the president’s nominee to a federal court judgement within the senator’s state

Question 8

dissenting opinion

Answer 8

statement written by a judge or justice who disagrees with the majority opinion

Question 9

whistleblower

Answer 9

in govt employment, someone who reports wrongdoing to authorities or the press

Question 10

concurring opinion

Answer 10

statement written by a judge or justice who agrees with the court’s decision but for reasons different from the majority opinion

Question 11

case law

Answer 11

rules of law announced in court decisions

Question 12

govt in the sunshine

Answer 12

requires meetings open to the public. Freedom on information (exceptions: natl security/personal matters)

Question 13

civil law

Answer 13

branch of law that spells out the duties that individuals in society owe to other persons or to their govt

Question 14

criminal law

Answer 14

branch of law that defines and governs actions that constitute crimes

Question 15

adjudicate

Answer 15

to render a judicial decision

Question 16

contempt of court

Answer 16

a ruling that a person has disobeyed a court order or shows disrespect to the court

Question 17

trial court

Answer 17

a court in which trials are held and testimony is taken

Question 18

independent executive agency

Answer 18

federal agency not located in cabinet dept

Question 19

rulemaking

Answer 19

propose, evaluate and adopting rules

Question 20

stare dicisis

Answer 20

common law doctrine where obliged to follow precedent

Question 21

standing to sue

Answer 21

this requirement that an individual must have sufficient state in the controversy to bring the lawsuit

Question 22

primary source of law

Answer 22

source of law that establishes the law i.e. constitutions/statutes

Question 23

bureaucracy

Answer 23

large, complex structured administrative organization that carries out specific functions.

Question 24

jurisdiction

Answer 24

the authority of a court to hear and decide a particular case

Question 25

justiciable controversy

Answer 25

a controversy that is not hypothetical or academic but real and substantial

Question 26

conference

Answer 26

in regard to the supreme court, a private meeting of the justices where they present their arguments

Question 27

federal question

Answer 27

a question that pertains to the US Constitution, acts of congress, or treaties

Question 28

petition for writ of certiorari

Answer 28

an order from a higher court asking a lower court the record of a case

Question 29

cabinet

Answer 29

15 major executive depts created by congress and accountable to the president

Question 30

constitutional law

Answer 30

law based on US and state Constitutions

Question 31

common law

Answer 31

the body of law developed from judicial decisions in english and US courts (judge made law)

Question 32

judiciary

Answer 32

the courts/one of the 3 branches of govt of the US/Article III of Constitution about judicial power and supreme court

Question 33

oral argument

Answer 33

spoken argument presented to a judge in person by an attorney

Question 34

diversity of citizenship

Answer 34

a basis for federal court jurisdiction over a lawsuit that arises when parties of lawsuit live in different states or part of foreign govt or a foreign citizen

Question 35

opinion of court

Answer 35

a written statement by a court expressing the reasons for its decision in a case

Question 36

neutral competency

Answer 36

application of technical skills to jobs without regard to political issues

Question 37

issue networks

Answer 37

groups of individuals or organizations, like legislators/interest groups/bureaucrats, that support particular policy positions on a given issue

Question 38

civil service

Answer 38

nonmilitary government employees

Question 39

precedent

Answer 39

a court decision that has an example of subsequent case involving similar or identical facts or legal issues

Question 40

enabling legislation

Answer 40

a law enacted by a legislature to establish an administrative agency

Question 41

legislative rule

Answer 41

administrative agency rule that carries the same weight as a statute enacted by a legislature

Question 42

partisan politics

Answer 42

political actions that benefit a particular party

Question 43

statutory law

Answer 43

body of law enacted by legislatures

Question 44

iron triangle

Answer 44

three-way alliance among legislators, bureaucrats, and interest groups to make or preserve policies that benefit their interests