Glossary

Supremacy Clause

a portion of the Constitution that establishes when the federal government has authority over the states.

Supreme Court bar

an organization of lawyers who are permitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States.

Supreme Court of the District of Columbia

created by Congress in 1863 and renamed District Court of the U.S. for the District of Columbia in 1936; overseen by three President-appointed, Senate-approved justices and a chief justice; initially had jurisdiction over both local and federal matters, and over both trial and appellate cases; the 1893 creation of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia took appellate jurisdiction away and in 1973 local jurisdiction was transferred to newly formed Superior Court of the District of Columbia

systematic

done or according to a fixed plan or system; methodical

Takings Clause

section of the Fifth Amendment stating that private property shall not be taken for public use (by the government) without just compensation to the owner

Tariffs

a fee paid on goods or services brought into the country or sent to another country.

Tedious

Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

Temperance

abstinence from alcoholic drink.

Tenacious

holding tightly onto something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way

Tennessee Valley Authority

an energy company owned by the federal government established by the New Deal