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- situated among the Artic, the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean
- consists of 3 separate regions – continental part, Alaska, The Hawaiian Islands
- borders with Canada and Mexico
- is a federation which consists of 50 states
- first discoverer of America was Christopher Columbus
- in 1492 reached several Caribbean
islands
- the original inhabitants were natives – Indians
- the name America became know thanks Amerigo Vespucci
- The U.S. has many natural wonders
Death valley
Grand canyon Niagara falls
Monument valley Crater lake
- the head of state and head of government of the United States
- commander in Chief of U.S. armed forces
- indirectly elected for four-year term by an Electoral College
- no one shall be elected to the office of President more than twice
- George Washington – first American president
- was American soldier and politician
- the Electoral College elected Washington unanimously as president in 1789 and again in 1792
election
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy - often referred to by his initials JFK
- was the 35th President of the United States
- serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963
JFK, his wife Jackie, and the Connallys in the presidential limousine seconds before the
assassination
- Barack Obama is the 44th and current President of the U. S.
- he is the first African American to hold the office
- was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureáte
- Obama declared his intention to seek re-election in the 2012 presidential election
- Barack Obama with his wife Michelle
National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore
features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents
- consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white
- blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars
- fifty stars on the flag represent the 50 states
- 13 stripes represent the original thirteen colonies
- Nicknames for the flag include the "Stars and Stripes", "Old Glory,"and "The Star-Spangled
Banner"- National Bald Eagle Symbol of USA
- is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the U. S. federal
government
- the Great Seal was first used publicly in 1782
reverse of the Seal
- the main character in the face of the seal is a symbol of National Bald Eagle
obverse of the Seal
"The Star-Spangled Banner""The Star-Spangled Banner"
- is the national anthem of the United States of America
- written in 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key
- was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931