POL SCI 40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Supremacy Clause, Vote Trading, Direct Democracy
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Coordination remains a prerequisite delegation - the act of one person or body authorizing another person or body to perform an action on its behalf. Among the prominent federal political institutions in the us are congress, the presidency, and the supreme court majority rule - the principle that decisions should reflect the preferences of more than half of those voting. A veto can be overridden by a vote in each house. Chapter 2 definitions antifederalists - a loosely organized group (never a formal political party) that opposed ratification of the constitution, which the group believed would jeopardize individual freedom and states" rights. Us from 1777-1789, when it was supplanted by the constitution bicameral legislature - a legislature composed of two houses or chambers. Examples are the presidential veto, senate approval of presidential appointments, and judicial review of presidential and congressional actions commerce clause - the clause in article i, section 8, of the.
