Answer the questions below in complete sentences. 1. What is federalism?

2. What is the purpose of the “Bill Rights”?

3. Why did the founders of the Constitution create a separation of powers?

4. What are the three branches of the government? Briefly describe the responsibilities of each.

5. How have the laws and actions of the U. S. government affected the land and the citizens?

During metamorphic processes, increased pressure and temperature can affect the of minerals in rock. rocks subjected to very high pressure are typically than others because mineral grains are squeezed together, and the atoms are more closely packed. during metamorphic processes, water facilitates the transfer of ions between and within minerals, which can the rate at which metamorphic reactions take place. the growth of new minerals within a rock during metamorphism has been estimated to be about per million years. metamorphism is commonly associated with convergent plate boundaries, where two plates move toward each other. during contact metamorphism, a large intrusion will contain thermal energy and will cool much more slowly than a small one. metamorphosed sandstone is known as the metamorphic rock made from metamorphosed shale, was once used to make blackboards for classrooms

Sink holes may eventually for to join a. wide valleys b. zone of aeration c. dripstones d. aquifer

High human population have had a negative effect on what issue? a. demand for consumer goods b. ability to staff armies c. business profits d. biodiversity