Civics Test Review

An elected person who speaks for a group of people

• representative

• federalist

• principal

• teacher

A government in which independent countries join together with a common goal

• parliamentary system

• confederate system

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

• federalism

• parliamentary system

• confederate system

• democracy

a government in which the chief executive is a member of the legislative branch

• parliamentary system

• confederate system

• federalism

a government that is run by the people

• federalism

• confederate system

• democracy

• parliamentary system

The United States has a ___________ system of government.

• unitary

• federal

Under the ________________, the states had most of the power.

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

To _______ something is to reject it and send it back.

• ratify

• veto

Which branch of government can decide that a law is unconstitutional?

The colonists did not have representatives in _____________.

• Parliament

• First Continental Congress