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The United States Of America

By Gillian Fritzlo

Government

Barrack Obama is the highest ranked person in the United States Government. He was elected president in the year of 2008. He is the 44th president and the first African American president of the United States.

GovernmentThe United States government

is a democracy, made up of three branches; The Executive Branch, The Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch. There are State and local governments. Under the 10th Amendment of the US Constitution all states must have a republican form of government, although a three branch structure is not required.

Social Structure

In the United States of America many believe that there are different economic and social classes based on wealth, income and education. These social classes are classified as: High income, Middle income and Low income.

Stable Food SupplyThe United States of America has a stable food supply. It ranks #1 in agricultural commodities such as; milk, beef, pork, chicken, soybeans and other major sources of food for the world. The US has multiple restaurants and fast food places like Burger King, McDonalds, and Wendy’s. People love to stop on the road for a quick bite.

ReligionThe United States is home to

many different religions. According to a 1/8/2012 “Pew Forum” survey, 78% of the country is Christian. Other large religious groups are Judaism at 1.7%, Buddhist at 0.7%, Muslim at 0.6% and Hindu at 0.4%. Each of these religions have there own way of worshipping God.

Highly Developed Way Of Life

The United States is home to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers; eleven American buildings have held the title of the highest buildings in the world. The following buildings are examples of amazing architecture.

The Empire State Building was the first building in the world to have over 100 floors.

Highly Developed Way Of LifeAs of 2011 The Willis Tower formerly known as the Sears Tower is the tallest skyscraper in the United States and the 19th tallest building in the world.

The US is home to some of the greatest artistic and cultural attractions in the world. Great museums, the worlds biggest movie industry and live entertainment like Broadway shows.

TechnologyThere have been many

different technological advancements in the United States. Mostly in the areas of space exploration, manufacturing, communications, and transportation.

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Mobile communications towers and complex highways are now everywhere throughout the United States.

Written Language

ABC

In the US we write in English. There are many other languages. The one thing they all have in common is that they allow us to communicate when speaking is not possible.

Characters (letters) are used to assemble words and words are used to assemble sentences which deliver messages.