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American People, American Land
Overview Unit
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E. Pluribus Unum Latin “out of many, one.”
motto b/c different people from states came together to make one country Culture way of life of a group of people Ideals important beliefs Ethnic group a group of people who share the same customs and language
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Census official count of all the people in the United States Immigrants people who leave one country to go live in another
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Government by the People
Democracy a government that is run by the people Republic a form of government the people elect other people to make laws and run the government Constitution a written plan for government Citizen a member of a country
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Government by the People
Abraham Lincoln described our government as “of the (1861) people, by the people, and for the people”
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Government by the People
John F. Kennedy stressed citizens’ responsibilities stated in inaugural address, “…ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country”
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