US History- American Revolution

The president is a major leader in our government.

• True

• False

An example of federalism is as follows: our central government can issue passports and our state governments issue a driver's license.

• True

• False

The US Constitution outlines our system of economy.

• True

• False

My local congressman represents me in congress. He speaks for me and is my voice in government.

• True

• False

Susan made an amendment to the student constitution; she didn’t make any changes at all.

• True

• False

How is our leadership decided?

• war

• voting

• birthright

• picked randomly

Federalism

• A method of governance that eliminates regional authorities altogether.
• A system of government that divides power between a central authority and regional entities (states).

• A political ideology that promotes complete independence of states.
• A system where all power is held by a single central government.

government

• the group of people that has the power to make laws and important decisions for a community, state, or nation

• document that outlines a system of beliefs and laws by which our nation is governed

• legislation
• executive

Define: constitution

• A constitution is a fundamental legal document that outlines the principles and framework of a government.
• A constitution is a set of guidelines for personal behavior.
• A constitution is a document that lists all the laws in a country.
• A constitution is a type of government official.

Define: representation

• Representation is a type of visual art.
• Representation is the process of creating a physical object.
• Representation is the action of speaking or acting on someone's behalf

• Representation refers to the act of presenting oneself.