Vocab Test Flashcards
Electoral college
A unique American institution created by the constitution that provides for the selection of the president by electors chosen by the state parties
The vote usually reflects popular majority (winner-take-all applies to large states)
Federalist papers
A collection of 85 articles by Alexander Hamilton, John jay, and James Madison under the name Publis to defend the constitution
Characterize the framers’ intents
Popular sovereignty
the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives
Ratification
The process by which a Constitutional amendment, or other document is officially put into place
Supremacy clause
Article 6 of the constitution which makes the constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government acts within constitutional limits
Unicameral legislature
A legislature with one house
Intrastate commerce
Commerce which only the states could regulate. Stemmed from doctrine of dual federalism.
Bicameral legislature
A legislature divided into two houses
