vypracovala:Mgr. Silvie Reitharová

The United States of America

part II

political system of the USA

Do you know any famous American presidents?

George Washington

the first president of the USA

Thomas Jefferson

the third president

author of the Declaration of Independence

Abraham Lincoln

was the president during the Civil War

author of Emancipation Proclamation that cancelled slavery in the USA

John F. Kennedy

one of the most important president of the 20th century

influenced the emancipation of the blacks in the USA in 60s

was assasinated in Dallas

Ronald Reagan

important US president in 80s

was against nuclear weapons in the Space

Gerge Bush

was the president during our Velvet Revolution in 1989

Who is the president of the USA now ?

George Walter Bush

the present president of the USA ( for the second term)

the system of government

The United States of America are federative democracy The political power is divided in this

way:

LEGISLATIVE power is represented byEXECUTIVE power is represented byJUDICAL power is represented by

SUPREME COURT

bold eagle

one of the state symbols

the CONGRESS

the home of Congress is the ? in Washington D.C.

US Congress consists of two parts:

Senate The House of Representatives

The PRESIDENT

The seat of the President is in Washington D.C. US President is one of the

most powerful and important men in the world

The President represents the executive power of the world´s leading country

The President is also the Comander- in- Chief of Armed Forces of the USA

He can be impeached by the Congress White House

Who can become the US President? There are three basic

rules:

You have to be 35 years old or older

You have to be born in the USA

You have to live in the USA for at least 14 years of your life

The President and the Vice-President

The President is elected by all the inhabitans of the USA every ? years

Everybody can become the President only for ? times

The President always candidates together with the VICE-PRESIDENT

The Vice-President of George W.Bush is ?

The Vice –President is the head of Senate In case of President´s abdication,

impeachment, ilness or death he immediately takes the role and all the duties of the President

SCHOOL SYSTEM

The school attandance is compulsory for all children since the age of ?

Children usually go to school by special school buses

Children spend their first year in a kindergarten

Next FIVE years children spend in ?After five years in primary schools everybody

goes to ?school years are called GRADES

SECONDARY SCHOOL

secondary schools are usually divided into two parts JUNIOR HIGH 6th – 8th grades (12-14 years)

HIGH SCHOOL 9th – 12th grades (15-17,18 years)

at the age of 17,18 students take exams and when they pass they get HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

they need the diploma to study at universities and colleges

secondary schools are very different according to the state and town or city where they are situated

BEST AND KNOWN UNIVERSITIES

Do you know any famous US universities?

HARVARD , famous private university

situated in Massachusetts, near Boston

established in 1639, the oldest university in the USA

YALEprivate university in New Haven, Connecticut

established in 1701, the third oldest university in the USA

average scholarship for a year is about 27 000$

PRINCETONprivate university in New

Jersey

established in 1746

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

private, the most expensive university in the USA

established in 1861

strong emphasis on scientific and technological research

one of two institutions with land-grants, sea-grants and space-grants