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

Technology, mining, aerospace, tourism

Finance and fishing

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

• Interstate Highways

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

• Canals

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

• trans-continental railroad

• AMTRAK

• Subway

• The railroad that connected the eastern and western USA

• The national rail service in the USA

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

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 landlocked interior city of the USA

• Seattle

• The capital of Missouri

• Washington DC

• The capital of the USA

• Denver

• A major port city on the east coast

• Jefferson City

• A major port city on the west coast

• Boston

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Legislative Branch

,

(b) Judicial Branch

,

(c) Executive Branch

• Appoints Judges

• Can impeach judges and presidents

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

• Enforce Laws

• Justices

• Senate

• President

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

• Create Laws

• Can declare president actions unconstitutional

• Decide if laws are fair or constitutional

• Veto Power

• Congress

• House of Representatives

• Vice President

• Cabinet

• Supreme Court

• All court systems

Reorder the following steps in how a bill becomes a law

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

• If vetoed, the bill returns to Congress

• The President either vetoes or passes the bill

• If passed, the Supreme Court can challenge the law

• A congress member proposes a bill