VA POST Week 2
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Terms in this set (116)
,1. No person shall be Double Jeopardy
subject for the same
offense to be put twice
in jeopardy - a guilty
verdict may be
appealed and the
appeals court will use
the standard for
appellate review for
criminal conviction.
2. Conversely, a not
guilty verdict is final.
,most prevalent in the a. Unitary System
world today. Almost all
power is held at the
national level. Very little
power is held by
political subdivisions
such as provinces,
counties or towns.
, least common system. b. Confederate System
Opposite of unitary
systems - political
subdivisions such as
states hold the majority
of the power. The
confederacy is the union
of the states that have
equal power relative to
each other. Very little
power is held at the
national level.
Conflicting interests of
the states often lead to
the breakdown of
confederacies.
Save
Terms in this set (116)
,1. No person shall be Double Jeopardy
subject for the same
offense to be put twice
in jeopardy - a guilty
verdict may be
appealed and the
appeals court will use
the standard for
appellate review for
criminal conviction.
2. Conversely, a not
guilty verdict is final.
,most prevalent in the a. Unitary System
world today. Almost all
power is held at the
national level. Very little
power is held by
political subdivisions
such as provinces,
counties or towns.
, least common system. b. Confederate System
Opposite of unitary
systems - political
subdivisions such as
states hold the majority
of the power. The
confederacy is the union
of the states that have
equal power relative to
each other. Very little
power is held at the
national level.
Conflicting interests of
the states often lead to
the breakdown of
confederacies.
