US Government and Constitution Terms

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Chief Justice

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head of the Supreme Court

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commerce

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the buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale involving transportation from place to place

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Electoral College

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the people selected to represent the US states by formally casting the votes that officially select the president and vice president in the US

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federal

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of or relating to the central government

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Federalism

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the system of government in which states share power with a national government

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judicial review

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the power of the judicial branch to review laws and potentially declare them unconstitutional

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loose interpretation

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an interpretation of the Constitution that says the government has the power to do anything that is not specifically denied by the Constitution

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nullify

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to make something invalid or no longer legal and binding

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strict interpretation

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an interpretation of the Constitution that maintains that the federal government has authority to do only what the Constitution specifically states it can do.