PLA 3108 Test 1 Ch 1,4 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
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PLA 3108
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PLA 3108
PLA 3108 Test 1 Ch 1,4 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
common law heritage - ANSWERSall case law that is made by judges in the absence of statutes
civil law - ANSWERSlaw handed down by the Romans and based on one elaborate document or code, rather than a combo of laws
Jurisprudence Constan...
PLA 3108 Test 1 Ch 1,4 Questions &
Answers 2024/2025
common law heritage - ANSWERSall case law that is made by judges in the absence of statutes
civil law - ANSWERSlaw handed down by the Romans and based on one elaborate document or code,
rather than a combo of laws
Jurisprudence Constante - ANSWERSin civil law, judges are not bound by prior decisions; they look at the
code first to find the rule; in applying the code, judges rely primarily on scholarly articles and books
written by professors
federalism - ANSWERSsystem of government that has political organizations with several levels of
government authority operating together and apart from each other at the same time
Federal power - ANSWERStrade, war
state power - ANSWERSlaws, police, schools
shared power - ANSWERStax
why federalism? - ANSWERSstates concerned about losing power to other states or fed gov; didn't want
a gov so strong there would be tyranny, but strong enough to unite country
preemption - ANSWERSwhen a federal gov rules prevents a state law from occurring
preemption doctrine - ANSWERScongress declared its intention to exclusively govern; federal law
disallows application of state action; actual conflict exists between current federal and state law
, three preemptions of Preemption Doctrine - ANSWERSexpressed, implied, conflict preemption
expressed preemption - ANSWERScongress declared its intention to exclusively govern
implied preemption - ANSWERSfederal law by its substance and purpose disallows the application of
state action
conflict preemption - ANSWERSan actual conflict exists between current federal and state law
charter - ANSWERSbasic starting document to create a city
ordinance - ANSWERSlocal gov's equivalent of a statute
executive branch - ANSWERScarries out the laws and their enforcements
administrative agency - ANSWERShelps with enforcement of laws
judicial branch - ANSWERSinterprets the law and resolves legal disputes
legislative branch - ANSWERScreating the laws
checks and balances process of creating a law - ANSWERScongress votes on bills, both house and senate
vote - majority vote in favor, president agrees and signs, becomes law
object over legislature - ANSWERSif president vetoes, it doesn't become law
votes in house for congress to vote and pass on president's veto - ANSWERS290
votes in senate for congress to vote and pass on president's veto - ANSWERS67
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