Answer:
1. What is government?
- It is a set of institutions in which these philosophical decisions are made
- It is unique because it has authority and legitimacy
Why does government exist?
- To do what individuals cannot do for themselves
- To do "what is good, just, and honest" -John Winthrop
Why do we need government?
- without it, we would live in an anarchy
2. What ideas influenced the Constitution?
- a government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority.
3. What is the importance of the Constitution?
- It is our CURRENT framework of government
- It puts the power of the government in the hands of the PEOPLE
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It protects our rights as citizens
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It separates the power of the government into 3 branches so that no one person or group becomes too powerful
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It places important limits on government power
4. What is federalism and how does it work?? What are its Strengths & Weaknesses?
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the system of dividing power between federal and state governments in the United States
- strengths: One of the strengths of a federal system is that it encourages innovation and experimentation in policy development.
- weakness: It hinders policy development and leads to budgetary inefficiency
5. How and why do people vote the way they do?
- Where people vote based on the portrayal of the leader or figureheads rather than for their constituency candidate
Explanation:
So many questions so here is the first 5
The scientist who thought that the earth was the center of the universe was Nicolas Copernicus
The first president of Israel was Dr. Chaim Weizmann.
When the AFL and CIO merged in 1955, the first president of the merged organization was George Meany.
The first president of the Chicago Teachers Union was Karen Lewis.
The first president of the NFL was Jim Thorpe.
The first president of South Africa AFTER apartheid was Nelson Mandela.
The first president of the Franklin High School Amateur Radio Club was Eric Linger.
The first president of Young Israel of Skokie was Sanford Abramowitz.
The first president of the US Chamber of Commerce was Charles Nagel.
The first president of the American Radio Relay League was Hiram Percy Maxim.
The first president of the United States of America was George Washington.
The first president of Mexico was Manuel Félix Fernández
, whose name was later changed to Guadalupe Victoria.
note~ one of them is wrong im sorry
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1. Individual Rights
2. Separation of Powers
3. Federalism
4. amendment
5. The Legislative Branch
6. The Executive Branch
7. The Judicial Branch
8. House of Representatives
9. Senate
Explanation:
__6__ The branch of government that carries out laws.
__5__ The branch of government that makes laws; Congress
__4__ A way of changing the Constitution in order to adapt. It made the Constitution flexible and not rigid.
__7__ The branch of government that interprets laws
__2__ Power is balanced between the states and the national government.
__8__ The 'lower house' of Congress. Representation is based on state population.
__1__ personal liberties or privileges
__2__ dividing powers of government among the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches - They have their own responsibilities
__9__ Equal number of representation for each state in Congress.
Because the majority of Guatemalans are indigenous or mestizo - of mixed indigenous and white ancestry.
Why did America intervene in Guatemala in 1954?
Guatemalans band together in opposition to the army. As the Cold War intensified in the 1950s, the United States made foreign policy decisions with the objective of containing communism.
The civil war stifled Guatemala's economic growth, ended its political independence, and permitted a corrupt ruling class to dominate the country for its own political and economic gain.
Therefore, Guatemalans have mixed languages approximately 40% are indigenous, and 40% are mestizo.
Learn more about Guatemala from the given link.
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