Chapter 19 Section 3 The Americans Pg

Rich History First Americans used the land to survive –Farmers –Fisherman –Hunters

Europeans began to explore the U.S. around A.D –Wanted raw materials Set up colonies

Federal Republic Government divided between a national government and state governments

U.S. Government Executive (enforces the law) President legislative (makes the law) Congress Judicial (makes decisions About the law) Supreme Court

U.S. is a Representative Democracy –Citizens elect representatives to make laws Government

Constitution Tells people what the government can and can’t do Amend- to change a constitution

World Leader After World War II the U.S. became a world leader

Out of Many U.S. has the 3 rd largest population in the world –285 million in 2003 –316 million in 2013

High Living Standard The average American lives to be about 76 years old

Ethnic Groups

Language U.S. has no official language Main language is English

Religion “Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” Separation between church and government

Mobility U.S. was once all rural towns Now U.S. has many urban centers Suburbs- Small communities that surround a larger city

Security Department of Homeland Security –Est. September 11, 2001 –Helps government agencies to protect the nation from attacks

Sports and Recreation Write 3 things that you do in your spare time