EOC - Chapter 10 KEY Vocabulary

3. Principle that all people, organizations, and the government itself are subject to the same laws
4. Democratic principle that government's legitimacy comes from the will of the people
8. Organization that seeks to influence public policy in favor of its members' concerns
11. Government course of action designed to address public issues
14. Agreement at Constitutional Convention creating a two-house legislature to balance state interests
16. Attempting to influence politicians or public officials on specific issues
18. Lower House of Congress where representation is based on state population. serve 2 year terms
20. 1803 Supreme Court case establishing judicial review
21. Constitutional provision establishing federal law as supreme over state laws
22. 17th-18th century intellectual movement emphasizing reason, science, and individual liberty
23. Proposed legislation before it becomes law
24. System of electors who formally choose the president and vice president

1. Previous court decision that guides similar future cases
2. Enlightenment philosopher who wrote "Two Treatises of Government" and influenced American founding principles
5. Author of the Declaration of Independence and third U.S. President
6. Life, liberty, and property that philosophers argued belong to all humans from birth
7. Upper house of Congress with 100 members serving six-year terms. 2 per state.
9. Power of courts to determine if laws are constitutional
10. State legislature that creates laws for the Buckeye State
12. Theory that people consent to surrender some freedoms to authority in exchange for protection of their remaining rights
13. Formal process to charge a federal official with misconduct
15. Father of the Constitution who drafted the Bill of Rights and became a president
17. Describing a legislature divided into two houses or chambers
19. Presidential directive with the force of law without requiring congressional approval