Ch13 Vocab Flashcards
Powers that the constitution does not give to the national government and that are kept by the state
Reserved powers
The sharing of power between the central and state governments
Federal system
Powers shared by the state and federal government
Concurrent powers
The clause in article VI of the constitution that makes federal laws prevail over state laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict
Supremacy clause
Money awarded to the states by the federal government
Grants in aid
Having a one house legIslature
Unicameral
The process of redrawing legislative districts
Re districting
Unequal representation in state legislatures
Malapportionment
A meeting a legislative and judicial body to conduct business
Session
A legislative meeting called for a specific purpose
Special session
A vote called by a legislature to seek voter approval of law
Legislative referendum
A question places on a ballot by a citizen petition to decide if a law should be repealed
Popular referendum
To veto only a specific part of a bill
Line item veto
To reduce a criminals sentence
Commute
To grant a prisoner an early release from prison with certain restrictions
Parole
Type of court in which a judge or a jury listens to the evidence and reaches a verdict or decision in favor of one party or another in the case
Trial court
The least serious type of crime
Misdemeanor
Court case in which one party in a dispute claims to have been harmed in some way by the other
Civil case
The person in a civil case who claims to have been harmed
Plaintiff
The person in a civil case who is said to have caused the harm
Defendent
Type of court in which a party who lost a case in a lower court asks judges to reveiw that descion and reverse it
Appellate court
Type of crime more serious than a misdemeanor
Felony
