Satchel’s Dictionary

Continued…

Goal 4

• Mock Elections• Plank• Platform• Coalitions• Petition• Arbitration• Mediation• Initiative

• Sequestered• Negotiation• Collaborate• Penal Code• Lawsuit • Precinct• Candidates

Arbitration

• Settling a dispute by a neutral third party (LEGALLY BINDING)

Candidates

• People who are chosen to represent their political party in an election

Coalitions

• When people come together to be allies

• The group can help accomplish goals although this group may be temporary

Collaborate

• To agree or help on another

• Self willed and is a temporary alliance

Initiative

• To take action on something

• I.E. To propose an amendment to the Constitution

Lawsuit

• A court case involving a complaint made against a person

Mediation

• When a third party is brought in to find a solution (NO LEGAL CONTRACT)

Mock Elections

• Trials or cases that are recreated to gain new or improved evidence

Negotiation

• Making a deal with another party in a mutual way

Penal Code

• Laws that have the crime and punishment listed

Petition

• A document asking something from someone of importance.

• In Law: to gain a court order.

Plank

• A principle or base that a platform starts out as.

• One of the many items a party is for

Platform

• All of the reasons a party stands for. (made up of planks)

Precinct

• A limited area usually has one polling area in it to vote.

Sequestered

• To remove or take away property until legal claims are fulfilled

Goal 5

• Debate

• Compromise

• Oral arguments

• Verdict

• Hung Jury

• Appeal

• Recall

• Annexation

• Veto

• Subpoena

Annexation

• To expand upon existing territory, usually in precincts

Appeal

• Reviewing a case for a second time

• To see again

Compromise

• To come to a formal agreement

• To merge two ideas together

Debate

• To argue against a subject or matter

• To show the different sides of an argument in a formal manner

Hung Jury

• A jury that cannot agree on a verdict

Oral Arguments

• Stating a case by mouth only

• Describing by verbal communication

Recall

• To vote upon removing a candidate they think is not suitable for them

Subpoena

• A document that summons a requested item or person to court

Verdict

• A final sentencing of a trial or case

• Usually made by a jury

Veto

• To vote against something