Unit 1 Civics

An elected person who speaks for a group of people

• representative

• federalist

• principal

• teacher

A government in which the national government and the state governments share power

• federalism

• parliamentary system

• confederate system

• democracy

a government that is run by the people

• federalism

• confederate system

• democracy

• parliamentary system

The United States has a ___________ system of government.

• unitary

• federal

John Dickinson wrote ___________ as a set up for the first national government?

• VA Declaration of Rights
• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• the Constitution

What is the introduction to the Constitution called? 

• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• Preamble

Which PLAN called for Congress to have a Senate and a House of Representatives?

• The Great Compromise
• The Virginia Plan
• The New Jersey Plan
• The New York Plan

What document begins with, "We the People?"

• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• English Bill of Rights

The number of House members is determined by....

• Equality
• Lucky Draw
• Population
• By their favorite team

What is the highest court in the United States?

• U.S. District Court
  
  
• U.S. Court of Appeals
• U.S. Supreme Court