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| the principle of government which states the people are the only source of any and all governmental power |
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| called for representation in congress based upon population or amount of money given |
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| representative government |
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| system of government in which public policies are made by officials who are elected and held accountable by the voters |
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| the first english charter of liberties protecting against absolute power of a king |
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| agreement that states that in congress states should be represented equally in the senate and by population in the house |
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| the name given to the power to decide whether what the government does is in accord with what the constitution provides |
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| a modification in the constitution brought about through one of four methods |
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| the distribution of powers of the national government among the congress, president, and the courts |
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| the division of power among a central government and several regional governments out of experience and necessity |
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| the system of overlapping powers of legislative, executive, and judicial to prevent one branch from becoming more powerful |
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| term that describes people who do not believe their actions can affect politics |
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| the term that means a person shows a strong loyalty to a given party |
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| the term that means the right to vote |
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| the term that means diviging electoral districts to limit the voting strength of a particular group |
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| the term that describes the population of voters entitled to vote |
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| the process or selecting and naming candidates for office |
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| the regularely schedules election in which all voters select winners for each office |
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| the election district of a city or town that is often the smallest voting district |
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| the nominating election in which all party members vote |
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| the meeting of leaders of a political party to select candidates |
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| the description applied to a group in which all of its seats are never up for election at the same time |
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| a legislature made up of two houses |
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| the one year period congress is required to assemble according to the 20th amendment |
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| the people of a congressmans state or district which he/she has been elected to represent |
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| the two year period congress meets between congressional elections |
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| the member ot the U.S. senate chosen to preside in the absence of the president of the senate |
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| the permanent group in a legislative body to which bills in specific subject matter are referred |
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| an attempt by senators in the minority to seek to delay senate action on a measure |
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| the presiding officer of the house of representatives |
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| the least number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduce business |
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| term that refers to the written declaration of the principles and policy positions of a political party |
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| the election called to choose a party's delegate to its national convention |
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| the term which refers to the plan by which a vacancy in the presidency is filled |
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| the group of persons chosen by states every four years who make formal selection of the president |
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