Институт президенства в СШАДисциплина: Иностранные языки
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Тема: Институт президенства в США
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Nation Grows. Washington Through Jackson. Jefferson
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Presidents of the United States
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The “American Creed\" and Mankind\'s Spiritual History
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Jonh F. Kennedy
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Presidents at a Glance
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Excerpts from Inaugural Addresses of American Presidents
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The US is a federal Union of 50 states each of them has its own government. The seat of the central (federal) government is Washington, D.C.
The population of the USA is about 250 million people; most of the population lives in towns and cities.
The United States is rich in natural and mineral resources. It produces copper, oil, iron ore and coal. It\'s a highly developed industrial and agricultural country. There are
many big cities in the USA, such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and others. The national capital is Washington, D.C. Its population is about 3.4 million. It was built
in the late eighteenth century as the centre of government. It was named after George Washington, the first president of USA and general of war.
The USA are the fourth largest country in the World (after Russia, Canada, and China). It occupies the southern part of North America and stretches from the Pacific to the
Atlantic Ocean. It also includes Alaska in the North and Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The total area of the country is about nine and half million square kilometers. The USA borders
on Canada in the North and on Mexico in the South. It also has a sea border with Russia.
The USA is a presidential republic. The legislative branch of the US Government, or the Congress, represents all of the American states. It consists of two parts: the House of
Representatives and the Senate. Each state has two senators, who are elected every 6 years. A senator must be at least 30 years old, a citizen of the US for 9 years and live the state
she or he will represent. A representative must be at least 25 years old, a citizen for 7 years and live in the state.
USA - the very first state accepted the constitution. It is one of the first countries which have established democracy by the basic form of board. In this report we shall tell
about the reasons of occurrence of the constitution and about its influence on development of the state on an example of president\'s institute.
With independence came many problems. The U. S. were joined together under one government by the Articles of Confederation. The articles listed the powers of the central
government and the powers of the states. There was a national Congress made up of representatives from each state. But Congress had almost no power at all. The 13 states acted like 13
separate little nations. There were many times when states would not cooperate with the central government. They were too busy quarrelling with each other. The U. S. was in danger of
In May 1787 a meeting began in Philadelphia to change the Articles of Confederation. Representatives from all the states except Rhode Island were present. It was soon decided
that whole new constitution had to be written. A constitution is set of laws by which a country is governed.
This meeting became known as the Constitutional Convention. Washington was chosen president of the convention. A 81-year-old Benjamin Franklin took part in its work. A
new group of first-rate leaders were at this meeting. Among these leaders were
James Madison and Gouverneur Morris. The people who attended the convention did their work very well. The Constitution has lasted to the present.
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