Vocabulary
A member of the Democratic party
Capital D Democrat
This amendment gives you freedom of speech
1st
Many propositions that are passed end up being thrown out as they are this.
unconstitutional
California has 53 members in the House. How many electoral votes does it have?
55
System of government in which power is divided between the national government and the state governments and in which independent states are bound together under one national government
federalism
The person currently in office
incumbent
This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment
8th
An effort to remove an elected official from office is known as this
recall
This is the number of times in the 21st century that the winner of the popular vote did not become president.
2
A government structure that gives each of the three branches of government some degree of oversight and control over the actions of the others
checks and balances
To take away one’s right to vote
disenfranchise
You lose some of this right when you step on our campus.
4th
The initiative process was designed to increase this in California.
democracy
All but this number of states use a “winner-take-all delegates” statewide election system
2 (Maine and Nebraska)
A type of government in which its functions and powers are written, limited, and restricted by law to protect the citizenry.
limited government
Another name for a law; starts with S
statute
This term describes being tried for the same crime twice.
double jeopardy
Progressive Era
In order to get rid of the Electoral College we would need to do this.
amend the Constitution
A way of dividing power among three branches of government in which members of the House of Representatives, the Senate, the president, and the federal courts are selected by and responsible to different constituencies.
separation of powers
Someone who makes laws
legislator
This amendment gives you the right to a jury in a civil trial
7th
Effort to invalidate laws already passed by the legislature
veto referendum
One suggestion for ensuring that the winner of the popular vote becomes president while keeping the Electoral College in place is this
National Popular Vote
a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
constituency