Legal and Political Concepts Explained: From Jurisprudence to Economics

1. Shane.m Dictionary pt. 2 Goal Four

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

3. Slander • Spoken lies about a person with intent to harm their reputation He punches orphans!

4. Service Learning • Volunteer services combine with academic curriculum

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

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

7. Canvassing • A political tool used to convince a person that they’re candidate is worth voting for. Vote for Me!

8. Mass Media • The large sources of news E.X. T.V. and Radio

9. One Party System • A type of government where one party reigns supreme Ex.: communist china

10. Media Bias • When the media displays partiality to one political side “liberal liberal liberal”

11. Republicans • One of the two major parties, tends to be conservative • Their symbol is the elephant

12. Moderate • Someone who is between a liberal and a conservative on the political spectrum Liberal Conservative Moderate

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

14. Caucus • A political meeting of people with similar political views

15. Arbitration • When a third party is chosen to decide upon a solution for an argument. He’s Right

16. Independents • People who are not affiliated with either main political party Dems Reps Independents

17. Goal 5

18. Oral Arguments • Spoken Arguments

19. At large Candidate • A person chosen to represent a entire region or community, not just one particular place.

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

21. Majority opinion • When most justices feel a certain way about a case

22. Hung Jury • A jury that cannot reach a verdict.

23. Capital Offense • An offensive that may result in the death penalty

24. Original jurisdiction • When a court has the ability to view a case first

25. Settlements • A deal brokered out side of court

26. Goal 6Jurisprudence The study of law

27. Legal Codes • A set of laws and punishments for breaking specific laws

28. Iroquois League • A democratic union of the Iroquois Native American Tribes

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

30. Public law • Law dealing with individuals or groups • Civil laws

31. Family Law • Laws dealing with relations and conditions within a family Ex. divorces

32. International law • Law that applies to all nations

33. Sheriffs Department • Provides law enforcement for a particular county

34. Labor unions • Unify and represent workers

35. Probation • Issued in place of jail time • A set of conditions that a person must follow Ex. Going to AA

36. Boot Camps Military esque alternatives to juvenile detention centers

37. National Aeronautics And Space Administration • NASA is the US Space Program

38. Compensation • When a defendant is court-ordered to compensate for the prosecutors loses • Usually monetarily

39. Goal 7Economics • The study of how individuals businesses and nations can best use their resources

40. Natural resources • Resources that can be found in nature.

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

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

43. Capital • All structures and equipment involved in the production process

44. Entrepreneurship • The thinking that guides the production process

45. Labor • The physical and mental work that goes into the production process

46. Opportunity cost • When you choose one option over another

47. Variable costs • Costs that go up and down based on the number produced

48. Agribusiness • Big, industrialized farms