US terms Ch. 6, 7

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• Three fifths compromise three compromises that the states required in order to approve of the new government
• Federalism a government system where power is divided between a central authority and the states
• seperation of powers the power is divided between the legislative (congress), executive (president) and judicial (the US supreme court)
• Checks and balances system where the different branches check and approve of each other
• fourteenth amendment requires the states to protect and respect the civil rights of the citizens
• two party system democrats and republicans, system set up by the founding fathers
• Third party candidates independent candidates or minor parties
• House of Representatives the lower chamber of the US congress and most states legislatures
• Senate one of the chambers of Congress that comprises the Legislative Branch of the US government. Somethimes called "upper" house of the Congress
• Congressional redistricting redrawing the geographical lines to fit the distrubation of seats in the House when new states entered
• President Commander-in-chief, highest ranking officer in the armed services
• Signing statement a written pronouncement issued by the president upon the signing of a bill into law
• Primary elections voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate
• Judicial review the Supreme Court has the right to decided in cases determining whether congressional, presidential and states' acts are in accordance with the Constitution and to declare them void if necessary
• electoral college the voting for the president and the vice president
• Citizens United v. the FEC a case where the supreme court concluded that corporations have the same rights to freedom of expression as individuals
• Reserved powers powers that remain to the states and not on a federal level

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