POLS 120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Upper House, Sixth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Enumerated Powers
25 Oct 2017
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8: supremacy clause: makes federal law supreme over state laws (art. (1995); the supreme court ruled that congress had exceeded its constitutional authority under the commerce clause when it passed a law prohibiting gun possession in local school zones: garcia v. san antonio metropolitan transit authority: (1985) the court held that the congress has the power under the commerce clause of the constitution to extend the fair. Labor standards act, which requires that employers provide minimum wage and overtime pay to their employees, to state and local governments: preemption legislation: Based on the supremacy clause; holds that certain matters are of such a national, as opposed to local, character that federal laws take precedence over state laws. As such, a state may not pass a law inconsistent with the federal law: legislator: The act of making or enacting laws: legislature: The branch of government having the power to make laws: governor:
