Life in the USA

The official language of the USA

• English

• French

• Spanish

• None of these

Place the industries on their respective regions

a

b

c

Agriculture

Finance and fishing

Technology, mining, aerospace, tourism

The USA is a nation of immigrants, and we encourage people from all cultures to come and make our country greater. We used to call ourselves a ​ (a)   to show how all cultures combine together here in the USA, but nowadays we call ourselves a ​ salad bowl , because each culture is unique in its own way and we don't want people to give up their cultures to 'blend in'. Because of this history, we don't have an official ​ (b)   or ​ (c)   , but the most popular ones are ​ (d)   and ​ (e)   .​

• English
• Christianity
• language
• religion
• melting-pot

Match the following

• Canals

• Small rivers, usually manmade that connect larger bodies of water to make transportation easier

• The national rail service in the USA

• The railroad that connected the eastern and western USA

• Interstate Highways

• The system of interlocking roads connecting multiple states and maintained by the federal government

• Subway

• Underground train systems that often run throughout cities, providing public transportation to citizens and tourists

• trans-continental railroad

• AMTRAK

Most commonly spoken language in the USA

• English

• Spanish

• French

• Arabic

The most popular religion in the USA

• Islam

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

The official religion of the USA

• None of these

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

Match these cities with their description

• A major port city on the west coast

• Boston

• A major port city on the east coast

• Washington DC

• A landlocked interior city of the USA

• Seattle

• The capital of the USA

• Jefferson City

• The capital of Missouri

• Denver

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Legislative Branch

,

(b) Judicial Branch

,

(c) Executive Branch

• Justices

• Decide if laws are fair or constitutional

• Vice President

• Can declare president actions unconstitutional

• Can impeach judges and presidents

• Veto Power

• Create Laws

• Decide how much money the government can spend and on what

• All court systems

• House of Representatives

• Cabinet

• Senate

• With 2/3 majority, they can override a veto

• Appoints Judges

• Supreme Court

• President

• Enforce Laws

• Congress

Reorder the following steps in how a bill becomes a law

• If vetoed, the bill returns to Congress

• The President either vetoes or passes the bill

• A congress member proposes a bill

• The bill is passed in both chambers of Congress (Senate and House)

• If passed, the Supreme Court can challenge the law