Question

1. my local congressman represents me in congress. he speaks for me and is my voice in government.
2. susan made an amendment to the student constitution; she didn’t make any changes at all.
3. we staged a revolution when we overthrew our british government, establishing a new nation.
4. in a democracy, there is one leader who is in charge of the government; he or she makes all the decisions.
5. in a monarchy, we have representatives that speak for us in government.
6. john and i compromised, he wanted to eat lunch at 1 pm, and i wanted to eat lunch at 2 pm, so we ate at 2 pm.
7. liberty means to have no power to do as you want.

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Explanation:

1. In a representative - democracy, congressmen represent constituents. So it's true.
2. An amendment is a change, so the statement is false.
3. Staging a revolution to overthrow a government and form a new nation is a valid concept, so it's true.
4. In a democracy, power is shared and decisions are made through a system of checks - and - balances, not by one leader. So it's false.
5. In a monarchy, the power is mainly held by the monarch, not representatives speaking for the people in the same way as in a democracy. So it's false.
6. Compromise means finding a middle - ground, but they didn't. So it's false.
7. Liberty means having the power to do as one wants within the bounds of the law. So it's false.

Answer:

1. T
2. F; Susan made an amendment to the student constitution; she made changes to it.
3. T
4. F; In a democracy, power is shared among different branches of government and decisions are made through a system of checks - and - balances.
5. F; In a monarchy, the monarch has significant power and there are not representatives in the same sense as in a democratic government speaking for the people.
6. F; John and I compromised, he wanted to eat lunch at 1 pm, and I wanted to eat lunch at 2 pm, so we ate at 1:30 pm (or another middle - ground time).
7. F; Liberty means having the power to do as you want within the limits of the law.