概况复习2 US.ppt

The United States of America also: The United States The States The U. S. The USA America Geographic Facts Location North America between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean Bordering Canada and Mexico Geographic Facts Worlds third largest country by size– (disputed) after Russia and Canada by population– after China and India Natural Hazards Ethnic Make-up: (2008) White (largest Ger., Iri., Eng,) 79.8% African American 12.8% Asian American (largest Ch. Phi) 4.5% Native American and Alaska Native 1.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander 0.2% Multiracial 1.7% Hispanic (of any race) 15.4% Languages Official language: in 28 states, none at federal level National language: English English 82.1% Spanish 12.3% other Indo-European 3.8% Asian and Pacific island 2.7% Chinese 2.3% other 0.7% (2000 census) Religions: (2007 est.) Protestant 51.3% Roman Catholic 23.9% Mormon 1.7% Other Christian 1.6% Judaism 1.7% Buddhism 0.7% Islam 0.6% Hinduism 0.4% No religion 16.1% The president – Chief of stateHead of government Chief of the executive branch Executive orders: Issue rules, regulations, instructions Commander-in-chief of the armed forces with Congress approval Controls foreign policy Nominates judges of the Supreme Court Significant influence in law making natural-born US citizen 2012 Presidential Election Debates over: economy and jobs, the national deficit, social policy, immigration and foreign policy George Washington first US president 1789-1791 unanimously chosen Commander-in-chief for America’s Independence war Thomas Jefferson The 3rd president of the United States 1801–1809 Drafter of the Declaration of Independence viewed Africans as being racially inferior, allowed slavery in the acquired territory opponent of the international slave trade Abraham Lincoln 16th president 1861-1865 opposed expanding slavery into the territories Led the North in Civil