government vocabulary Crossword

A unit of local government- a village, town, or city
The governing body for most parishes in louisiana
A group of citizens who hear evidence to indict a person for a crime
An amount charged charged for removing natural resources- such as timber, oil, and gas- from the state; based on the idea that, once natural resources are removed, they will not be available for future generations
A divison of powers among the three branches of government, with all branches sharing power and none being authorized to function without the other two
Political power given to political subdivisions to govern their own affairs
Revising the legislative district boundaries based on population numbers
A serious crime, like murder and armed robbery
To take a case to a higher court for further consideration
An organization of people who come together because they have shared ideas about how government should operate
The division of power between the federal and state governments.
The legal term for gambling
A panel of twelve citizens who serve for six months and, after listening to the district attorney, decide if there is enough evidence to indict a person for a crime
The system through which a community is organized; it is empowered to make, enforce, and carry out laws and procedures.
The primary local government division in louisiana
A committee that includes members from both the Senate and the House, who try to work out differences between two versions of a bill so they can return the revised bill to both chambers for another vote
A document of a government that explains its purpose, describes its organization, and states its powers
A complete collection of civil laws commissioned by French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte around 1800, which influenced Louisiana's first civil code adopted in 1808
Louisiana's form of elections, in which all canididates, no matter their political party, complete in the first (or primary) election and voters can vote for any candidate, regardless of party; then the two candidates with the most votes advance to a runoff election
A legislative session called to discuss specific subjects
A less serious crime, like speeding
Info. spread widely in order to promote or discourage a particular proposal or political point of view
A system of law that users earlier discisons - called presedents as guidelines; it shaped the criminal laws adopted in louisiana
To attempt to influence legislators about issues
Amounts charged citizens by their governments( federal, state, and local) to support governments and the services they provide
The document, written in 1787 and ratified in 1788 m, that set up our nations current framework for government