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A) Common law ~ Judge-made law that originated in England from decisions shaped according to prevailing custom. Decisions were applied to similar situations and gradually became common to the nation.

B) Statutes ~ laws enacted by legislatures

C) Amicus Curiae ~ a brief (a document containing a legal argument supporting a desired outcome in a particular case) filed by a third party, or amicus curiae ("friend of the court") who is not directly involved in the litigation but who has a interest in the outcome of the case.

D) Rule of Four ~ the United States Supreme Court procedure requiring four affirmative votes to hear the case before the full court.

E) Federal Question ~ a question that pertains to the U.S. Constitution, acts of Congress, or treaties. A federal question provides

„h United States v. Nixon *~* Nixon was withholding tapes with evidence from the supreme courtXthey demanded he'd turn the tapes overXNixon wouldn't and claimed executive privilegesXthe supreme court ruled over Nixon and told him, his executive privileges don't work here.

D) Express powers ~ a constitutional or statutory power of the president, which is expressly written into the constitution or into statutory law.

2. Electoral College V the electoral college is made up of 538 electors; 100 senators, 435 from the house, and 3 electors for the D.C., Each states # of electors equals the state's number of senators plus it's # of representatives. The plurality of voters in a state chooses which person the electoral votes will go to. Some bad stuff about the electoral college is winner of the popular vote might not will in office, and it's bias to the smaller states, Alaska has a small population, so they get 2 senators like everyone else, but only one rep because of their population, so they only get 3 votes in the electoral college.

O) War Power Resolution ~ Passed in 1973, when the president goes into combat he must report it to congress and/or get permission if congress doesn't grant the president authorityXthe troops will be taken out of combat in 60 days.

C) Pocket veto ~ a special veto power exercised by the chief executive after a legislative body has adjourned. Bills not signed by the chief executive die after a specified period time. If congress wishes to reconsider such a bill it must be reintroduced in the following session of congress.

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