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Who has the final say as to what a statute means the legislature or the courts?
the courts
Is the role of the legislature to supervise the courts application of law not to make law itself?
The role of the legislature is to make the laws. The legislature has absolutely nothing to do with the application of or the judgment handed out in the courts. At least not in any country that has a reasonable legal system.
Judicial review is?
the ability of the courts to declare acts of the legislature and
Where do courts get their jurisdiction from?
From their state legislature and both their state and US Consstitutions.
What term is applied to a privilege created by the courts as opposed to that created by a legislature?
Common Law Audit Privilege
What are the four policy making institutions of the us?
The four major ones are the legislature, the executive branch, the courts and the bureaucracies.
Should the legislature determine the jurisdiction and powers of Justice of the Peace Courts within constitutional limits?
The question is a true statement.
How do courts help you?
they just do
What is independence of Judiciary?
Independence of Judiciary means that it is not under the control of the legislature or the executive. the judges do not act on the direction of the government or according to the wishes of the party in power. That is why all modern democracies have courts that are independent of the legislature and the executive.
What cases are heard by the state courts?
All cases (both criminal or civil) having to do with the violation of laws promulgated by that state's Legislature.
Is the death penalty legal?
In those places that have a death penalty, it is legal because it is established by the appropriate legislature and upheld by the appropriate courts.
How do john Locke's ideas help explain why the colonist looked to their legislature for leadership instead of to the colony's government?
The legislature WAS the government.
