vocab test
federlism
dividon of power between federal and state goverment
confederate
an assocation of independent states
unitary
a system where all powers rests in a central goverment
emmantdent powers
power specifcally granded to federal goverment by the constitation
reserved power
power not deliengad to federal goverment resevered for states
Supermary clause
estabbishes consition the constition and federal laws as the supreme laws of the land
Discameral
a legisture divide into two houses or charmbers
gerrymanding
manipalating the boudarries of an elected district to favor a party
cival law
legay system foused on cafifced law fathel there case preedents
comman laws
legal systems based on judical desions and precent
home rule charter
local goverment stricture allowing self-governing authory
indispensable
essentrial nesessary often used to descibe the role of local goverment