shane.m dictionary pt. 2

Shane.m Dictionary pt. 2Shane.m Dictionary pt. 2

Goal FourGoal Four

Voir Dire Voir Dire

• When a judge or attorney question When a judge or attorney question potential jurors for a specific case in potential jurors for a specific case in order to determine if they are biased order to determine if they are biased or not.or not.

SlanderSlander

• Spoken lies about a person with Spoken lies about a person with intent to harm their reputationintent to harm their reputation

He punches orphans!He punches orphans!

Service LearningService Learning

• Volunteer services combine with Volunteer services combine with academic curriculumacademic curriculum

Third partiesThird parties

• In a two party system, any party In a two party system, any party besides the two dominant ones.besides the two dominant ones.

Patronage Patronage

• A way of winning support by doing A way of winning support by doing favors and helping out a certain favors and helping out a certain group.group.

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• Friends?Friends?

Canvassing Canvassing

• A political tool used to convince a A political tool used to convince a person that they’re candidate is person that they’re candidate is worth voting for.worth voting for.

Vote for Me!Vote for Me!

Mass MediaMass Media

• The large sources of news E.X. T.V. The large sources of news E.X. T.V. and Radioand Radio

One Party SystemOne Party System

• A type of government where one A type of government where one party reigns supreme Ex.: communist party reigns supreme Ex.: communist china china

Media BiasMedia Bias

• When the media displays partiality to When the media displays partiality to one political sideone political side

“ “liberal liberal liberal”liberal liberal liberal”

Republicans Republicans

• One of the two major parties, tends One of the two major parties, tends to be conservativeto be conservative

• Their symbol is the elephant Their symbol is the elephant

Moderate Moderate

• Someone who is between a liberal and a Someone who is between a liberal and a conservative on the political spectrumconservative on the political spectrum

Liberal Liberal

ConservativeConservative

ModerateModerate

Plurality vote Plurality vote

• A vote that has the highest A vote that has the highest percentage but not a majority percentage but not a majority

Caucus Caucus

• A political meeting of people with A political meeting of people with similar political views similar political views

Arbitration Arbitration

• When a third party is chosen to When a third party is chosen to decide upon a solution for an decide upon a solution for an argument.argument.

He’s RightHe’s Right

Independents Independents

• People who are not affiliated with either People who are not affiliated with either main political partymain political party

Dems RepsDems Reps

Independents Independents

Goal 5 Goal 5

Oral ArgumentsOral Arguments

• Spoken Arguments Spoken Arguments

At large CandidateAt large Candidate• A person chosen to represent a A person chosen to represent a

entire region or community, not just entire region or community, not just one particular place.one particular place.

Zoning Issues Zoning Issues

• Issues involving which land belongs Issues involving which land belongs to whom. Usually involves to whom. Usually involves overlapping property linesoverlapping property lines

Majority opinionMajority opinion

• When most justices feel a certain When most justices feel a certain way about a case way about a case

Hung Jury Hung Jury

• A jury that cannot reach a verdict.A jury that cannot reach a verdict.

Capital OffenseCapital Offense

• An offensive that may result in the An offensive that may result in the death penaltydeath penalty

Original jurisdictionOriginal jurisdiction

• When a court has the ability to view When a court has the ability to view a case firsta case first

SettlementsSettlements

• A deal brokered out side of court A deal brokered out side of court

Goal 6Goal 6JurisprudenceJurisprudence

The study of lawThe study of law

Legal CodesLegal Codes

• A set of laws and punishments for A set of laws and punishments for breaking specific lawsbreaking specific laws

Iroquois League Iroquois League

• A democratic union of the Iroquois A democratic union of the Iroquois Native American Tribes Native American Tribes

Justinian Codes Justinian Codes

• A compilation of Roman laws made A compilation of Roman laws made by the Byzantine (Greco-Roman) by the Byzantine (Greco-Roman) Emperor Justinian IEmperor Justinian I

Public lawPublic law

• Law dealing with individuals or Law dealing with individuals or groupsgroups

• Civil lawsCivil laws

Family LawFamily Law

• Laws dealing with relations and Laws dealing with relations and conditions within a family Ex. conditions within a family Ex. divorcesdivorces

International lawInternational law

• Law that applies to all nations Law that applies to all nations

Sheriffs Department Sheriffs Department

• Provides law enforcement for a Provides law enforcement for a particular county particular county

Labor unionsLabor unions

• Unify and represent workersUnify and represent workers

ProbationProbation

• Issued in place of jail timeIssued in place of jail time

• A set of conditions that a person A set of conditions that a person must follow Ex. Going to AAmust follow Ex. Going to AA

Boot Camps Boot Camps

Military esque alternatives to juvenile Military esque alternatives to juvenile detention centers detention centers

National Aeronautics And National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationSpace Administration

• NASA is the US Space ProgramNASA is the US Space Program

CompensationCompensation

• When a defendant is court-ordered to When a defendant is court-ordered to compensate for the prosecutors losescompensate for the prosecutors loses

• Usually monetarily Usually monetarily

Goal 7Goal 7EconomicsEconomics

• The study of how individuals The study of how individuals businesses and nations can best use businesses and nations can best use their resources their resources

Natural resourcesNatural resources

• Resources that can be found in Resources that can be found in nature.nature.

The four basic factors of The four basic factors of productionproduction

• The four driving factors of production The four driving factors of production are land labor entrepreneurship and are land labor entrepreneurship and capital capital

LandLand

• Either the area where a firm is Either the area where a firm is located or natural resources found on located or natural resources found on it.it.

CapitalCapital

• All structures and equipment All structures and equipment involved in the production processinvolved in the production process

EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship

• The thinking that guides the The thinking that guides the production processproduction process

LaborLabor

• The physical and mental work that The physical and mental work that goes into the production processgoes into the production process

Opportunity costOpportunity cost

• When you choose one option over When you choose one option over anotheranother

Variable costsVariable costs

• Costs that go up and down based on Costs that go up and down based on the number producedthe number produced

AgribusinessAgribusiness

• Big, industrialized farmsBig, industrialized farms