The United States of America

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School №2 After F. M. Dostoevsky
The United States of
America
Teacher: Shulga I.Y.

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The longest rivers in the
USA are
Mississippi, the Missouri
and the Rio Grand

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Americans built the first skyscrapers
and they put the first man on the
Moon. They like exciting, modern
cities, new houses, and new cars.
At the same time, Americans love old
things.
The people of the United States are a
mixture of many different
nationalities.

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The USA is the multinational country In one city you can
find people whose parents, grandparents or greatgrandparents came from China, Africa, South America,
Southeast Asia, and every European country.
These different people brought to their new land a
wonderful mixture of customs and traditions.

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The history of the USA began with the European colonization
in the 17-th century.
In the 1775 the War of Independence began.
The colonies in America won this War

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That's why in the year
1787 all the states sent
their representatives to
Philadelphia where they
wrote the Constitution.

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The Constitution is the highest law in the United States which describes the
powers of the national government and the powers of the state governments.
The US government is like a tree with a strong trunk and three branches.
The trunk is the people. It holds up the tree: without the support of the people
there can be no government.
People choose the men who make American laws.

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The first branch on the tree of government is the Congress.
The Congress is a meeting of representatives from all states.
The people elect those representatives.
The Congress makes the laws that everybody must obey.
It is divided into two parts, the Senate and the House of
Representatives

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The second branch of government is the President
and his helpers.
The US President is Commander in Chief of the
country's armed forces.
Americans vote for the President in November of
every leap year.

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The third branch of government is the Supreme Court. It is
made up of nine judges — the most important judges in the
land. They decide what the Constitution and the laws passed
by the Congress mean when there is an argument about their
meaning. The judges work in the Supreme Court as long as
they live.

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The first ten amendments they were made
in 1791.
There are 26
amendments
to the
Constitution
Soon after the Civil War (1861-1865) there
were three important amendments. The 13th
amendment ended slavery, the 14th
amendment made all black people citizens of
the United States, the 15th amendment gave
blacks the right to vote (long ago, only white
men who were over 21 years of age and
owned property could vote in the United
States
In 1920, the 19th amendment gave women
the right to vote
In 1971, the 26th amendment gave people
18 years old and older the right to vote.

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The USA is a very interesting country with a rich history,
culture and traditions. Americans love their country so much.
People all over the world know, that the USA is one of the most
powerful country.