MATURITA TOPICSThe USA_General facts I_09

Mgr. Filip Soviš

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The United States of America

• Basic Facts• Myth• Individual States• Symbols• Political System• Other

PART I

The United States of America

What basic facts do you know about the US?

• America called after Amerigo Vespucci (Italian explorer)• 50 states + District of Columbia• to the north by Canada and to the south by Mexico• third most populated in the world, more than 300 million• most widely spoken language is English, but in many areas Spanish• motto: "In God We Trust"• the National anthem is called "The Star Spangled Banner‑ "• time zone: (UTC = Universal Time Coordinated: −5 to −10)• currency: United States dollar ($) (USD)• American cultural icons: apple pie, baseball, and the American flag• the "melting pot" of nations

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Fiction• in western films the American West portrayed as a wild and exciting

place – honest, brave, strong good cowboys on one side and baddies on the other

• that is how writers from the east coast described the West

Fact• the reality wasn't at all like that most people in the West were

farmers (quite boring lives)

A MYTH

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How many states does the US consist of?What does the flag symbolize?

States• 50 states and a federal district (District of Columbia)• two states, Alaska and Hawaii, not directly attached to the

continental US

the National flag consists of 2 oblongs:• a smaller blue oblong with 50 white stars symbolizing 50 states• one larger oblong consisting of 6 white and 7 red stripes symbolizing

the original 13 colonies• often called "Old Glory" or "Stars and Stripes"

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Could you tell me something more specific about the individual states?

Alaska (Juneau)• the largest state, the longest coastline

California (Sacramento)• the most populous state

Delaware (Dover)• the first state that ratified the Constitution of the US nicknamed "The First

State"

Florida (Tallahassee)• nicknamed "the Sunshine State"• spacecraft launchings from Cape Canaveral

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Hawaii (Honolulu)• the most recent U.S. state (1959)• made up entirely of islands (in Polynesia)• attack on Pearl Harbor by Imperial Japan on December 7, 1941

Tennessee (Nashville)• country music, particularly in Nashville and Memphis, where Elvis

grew up

Texas (Austin)• the second largest state by area and population

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What do you know about American history?

• the Native Americans from Asia across the Bering Strait• in 1492 Christopher Columbus "Indians"• 1620 Mayflower with 102 Puritans = the Pilgrim Fathers October

1621 the first Thanksgiving Day• 13 colonies under English rule (except New Orleans – French,

Florida – Spanish)• July 4th 1776 the Declaration of Independence (Thomas Jefferson)• George Washington the first American president in 1789• 1945 the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki• 1969 astronaut Neil Armstrong landed on the moon• 2001 a terrorist attack on New York City and Washington, DC

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What do you know about the Declaration of Independence?

• in 1775 a Continental Army established under the command of George Washington (defeated the British Empire )

• the United States founded by the thirteen British colonies

the Declaration of Independence:• drafted largely by Thomas Jefferson, on July 4, 1776• the right to self determination‑• now celebrated annually as America's Independence Day

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What can you tell me about the American system of government?

• a federation of 50 states, one federal district (the capital), and other territories

• self governing states‑ (each state has the governor, its own laws: sales taxes, education, speed limits, environmental protection, unemployment benefits, gambling, drinking, divorce) united by a federal government – three branches:

• executive power (the President and Executive office)• legislative power (the Congress - the Senate (100 members) and the House of

Representatives (435 plus 6 non voting members)‑• judiciary power (the Supreme Court and all other Federal courts)• the President – 4-year term (twice); the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed

Forces

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