What is the Legislative Power of the federal government

Discussion Questions

1. What is the Legislative Power of the federal government, what entity has that power, and where does the power come from?

2. What is the Executive Power of the federal government, what entity has that power, where does the power come from?

3. What is the Judicial Power of the federal government, what entity has that power, and where does that power come from?

4. What is meant by the term “checks and balances”, and what power, specifically, does each body involved have over each other party?

5. What is meant by the term “Separation of Powers”?

6. Define the term “stare decisis”. How is it used?

7. What is the difference between criminal law and civil law? Provide examples.

8. In a civil proceeding, define “Plaintiff” and define “Defendant”.

9. In a criminal proceeding, define “Prosecution” and define “Defendant”.

10. Define the term “precedent”.

11. Define the term “deontological”.

12. What is “moral relativism” and what are the types of moral relativism?

13. What rights of citizens are guaranteed:

a. By the 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution?

b. By the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution?

c. By the 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution?

d. By the 6th Amendment to the United States Constitution?

e. By the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution?

14. What is meant by the term “procedural due process”, and where in the Constitution it found?

15. What is meant by the term “equal protection”, and where in the Constitution is it found?

16. What is “eminent domain”?

17. What is the Commerce Clause, and where in the Constitution is it found?

18. What is meant by the term “judicial review”?

19. In criminal law, how can a company be held criminally liable, and for what crimes?

20. What is meant by the acronym “RICO”, and how is it used?