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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium
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Geography
- North America [r]: The third largest continent; area 24,709,000 km² ; pop. 523,736,000 (est. July 2007) [e]
Politics
Constitution
- U.S. Constitution [r]: Document that states the fundamental constitutional law of the United States of America. [e]
- Declaration of Independence [r]: Document formally declaring the independence of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain, July 4, 1776. [e]
Government
- President of the United States of America [r]: Head of state and government of the United States of America; elected through an electoral college and responsible for appointing the executive branch of government and Supreme Court judges. [e]
- U.S. Congress [r]: The legislature of the United States federal government, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. [e]
- U.S. House of Representatives [r]: The lower house of the United States Congress. [e]
- U.S. Senate [r]: The upper house of the United States Congress. [e]
- Supreme Court of the United States [r]: The final federal court of appeals in the U.S., consisting of nine Justices. [e]
Politicians
- George W. Bush [r]: (1946–) 43rd U.S. President (Republican), elected in 2000 and re-elected in 2004. [e]
Culture
Language
- American English [r]: Any of the spoken and written variants of the English language originating in the United States of America; widely used around the world. [e]
