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political system of the USA
Do you know any famous American presidents?
George Washington
the first president of the USA
Thomas Jefferson
the third president
author of the Declaration of Independence
Abraham Lincoln
was the president during the Civil War
author of Emancipation Proclamation that cancelled slavery in the USA
John F. Kennedy
one of the most important president of the 20th century
influenced the emancipation of the blacks in the USA in 60s
was assasinated in Dallas
Ronald Reagan
important US president in 80s
was against nuclear weapons in the Space
Gerge Bush
was the president during our Velvet Revolution in 1989
Who is the president of the USA now ?
George Walter Bush
the present president of the USA ( for the second term)
the system of government
The United States of America are federative democracy The political power is divided in this
way:
LEGISLATIVE power is represented byEXECUTIVE power is represented byJUDICAL power is represented by
SUPREME COURT
bold eagle
one of the state symbols
the CONGRESS
the home of Congress is the ? in Washington D.C.
US Congress consists of two parts:
Senate The House of Representatives
The PRESIDENT
The seat of the President is in Washington D.C. US President is one of the
most powerful and important men in the world
The President represents the executive power of the world´s leading country
The President is also the Comander- in- Chief of Armed Forces of the USA
He can be impeached by the Congress White House
Who can become the US President? There are three basic
rules:
You have to be 35 years old or older
You have to be born in the USA
You have to live in the USA for at least 14 years of your life
The President and the Vice-President
The President is elected by all the inhabitans of the USA every ? years
Everybody can become the President only for ? times
The President always candidates together with the VICE-PRESIDENT
The Vice-President of George W.Bush is ?
The Vice –President is the head of Senate In case of President´s abdication,
impeachment, ilness or death he immediately takes the role and all the duties of the President
SCHOOL SYSTEM
The school attandance is compulsory for all children since the age of ?
Children usually go to school by special school buses
Children spend their first year in a kindergarten
Next FIVE years children spend in ?After five years in primary schools everybody
goes to ?school years are called GRADES
SECONDARY SCHOOL
secondary schools are usually divided into two parts JUNIOR HIGH 6th – 8th grades (12-14 years)
HIGH SCHOOL 9th – 12th grades (15-17,18 years)
at the age of 17,18 students take exams and when they pass they get HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
they need the diploma to study at universities and colleges
secondary schools are very different according to the state and town or city where they are situated
BEST AND KNOWN UNIVERSITIES
Do you know any famous US universities?
HARVARD , famous private university
situated in Massachusetts, near Boston
established in 1639, the oldest university in the USA
YALEprivate university in New Haven, Connecticut
established in 1701, the third oldest university in the USA
average scholarship for a year is about 27 000$
PRINCETONprivate university in New
Jersey
established in 1746
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
private, the most expensive university in the USA
established in 1861
strong emphasis on scientific and technological research
one of two institutions with land-grants, sea-grants and space-grants