Unit 3 Vocab

4. a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
7. the power of an appellate court to review, amend and overrule decisions of a trial court
9. a permanent committee that meets regularly
10. a joint temporary committee appointed to resolve disagreements on a particular bill
11. any attempt to block or delay Senate action on a bill
12. establishing standards, maintaining order, resolving disputes, and protecting liberties and rights
16. a constitutional right to reject a bill made by a law-making body
17. a wrongful act or an infringement of a right
18. the series of steps in the course of the administration of justice
19. The law imposed a life sentence for almost any crime, if the defendant had two prior convictions for crimes defined as serious or violent
20. a group of citizens empowered by law to conduct legal proceedings
21. the part of a country's set of laws which is concerned with the private affairs of citizens
23. the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government
24. a veto in which the president takes no action on the bill

1. execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense
2. a hearing to determine if a person charged with a felony should be tried for the crime charged
3. A court's power to hear and decide a case before any appellate review
5. part of national law which governs the systems of public administration
6. branch of government that is endowed with the authority to interpret and apply the law
8. ensures that an offender's sentence is carried out
13. a jury of 12 persons impaneled to try and to decide finally upon the facts at issue in causes for trial in a court
14. any government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws
15. the body of law that defines criminal offenses
22. the steps required for a proposed bill to become a law