Is the United States' government for and by the people?

no, the people elect the leader an the leader is well a leader or some what but its by the people because we the people vote on laws an many more things

Explanation:

The U.S. Constitution, all powers not granted to the Federal Government are reserved for the States and the people.

Explanation:

roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.

map scale refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground. for example, on a 1: 100000 scale map, 1cm on the map equals 1km on the ground.