civics

Question 1

republicanism

Answer 1

is the ideology of governing a society or state as a republic (la. res publica), where the head of state is a representative of the people who hold popular sovereignty rather than the people being subjects of the head of state. The head of state is typically appointed by means other than heredity, often through elections.

Question 2

popular sovereignty

Answer 2

is the principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representative

Question 3

federalism

Answer 3

is the division of power between the national and state governments. The U.S. Constitution establishes this federalist structure through the Tenth Amendment.

Question 4

“Remember the Ladies”

Answer 4

Abigail Adams wrote the now-famous letter to her husband, John, who was serving as the Massachusetts representative to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

Question 5

which colony had highest proportion of Germans

Answer 5

Pennyslvania

Question 6

house of representatives elections

Answer 6

whole house every two years

Question 7

senate election

Answer 7

has 100 members, elected for a six-year term in dual-seat constituencies (2 from each state), with one-third being renewed every two years.