Answer:
The characteristics that the US has in common with the Roman Republic is that it is a republic, it limits elected officials' terms, representatives are elected, the government's duties are split up.
Explanation:
It is a republic; is correct because both the US and the Roman Republic fall into this category.
It limits elected officials' terms; is correct because the officials only get a certain amount of time from one election.
In emergencies, a dictator rules; this is not correct because there has not been such occurrence in the US.
Representatives are elected; is correct because in both of them elections have been and are held.
The head of state is called a consul; this is not correct because a consul has not been in charge of either of the two.
The government's duties are split up; is correct because the government has numerous representatives, all of which with a special task to perform.
Answer:
smaller political units maintaining their sovereignty
Explanation:
Confederation is the name given to a country that is a federation, but the states that make up that country maintain their sovereignty, separate from the power of the federal government. In this case, to maintain a confederation it is essential that the smaller political units, the states, maintain their sovereignty. This is different from a federation, because in a federation, states lose sovereignty, transferring it to the federal government.
Inactive volcanoes are called dormant volcanoes. Mount (Mt.) Rainier is dormant, but may not be in the future.
There are 195 countries in the world today
