| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Federalism | The division of powe between state and federal government |
| Executive Branch | the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws |
| Legislative Branch | the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating |
| Judicial Branch | the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice |
| Senate | Upper House; two per state; chosen by individual state legistlatures |
| House of Representatives | Lower House; Proportional to state population; directly elected; revenue laws must start here. |
| Antifederalist | individuals who opposed ratification of the Constitution |
| federalist | A person in support of a new United States Constitution. |
| Republicanism | a form of government in which people elect representatives to create and enforce laws |
| classic republican | can only succeed if citizens were virtuous and work for best intrest of the nation |
| Self Intrest Republican | Pursuit of self intrest/advancement, to improve social/economic circumstance. |
| Democrat Republican | Government to respond directly to needs of of ordinary folk. |
| three fifths compromise | the agreement by which the number of each state's representatives in Congress would be based on a count of all the free people plus three-fifths of the slaves (Article I) |
| elastic clause | the part of the Constitution that permits Congress to make any laws "necessary and proper" to carrying out its powers (Article I) |
| delegated powers | powers granted to the federal government |
| reserved powers | Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the people |
| denied powers | powers the Constitution denies to the national government |
| supremacy clause | federal law is supreme over state law; law of the land (Article VI) |
| electoral college | the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president |
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