The United States of America: History, politics and society Autor: Mgr. Kateřina Suková EU peníze školám CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0154

DUM je určen studentům 3. ročníku OA, EL, TL a STA. Tematický okruh Anglicky mluvící země – Spojené státy americké (historie, politika, společnost) Anotace DUM je určen studentům 3. ročníku OA, EL, TL a STA. Srozumitelnou a zábavnou formou seznamuje studenty se Spojenými státy americkými, především s jejich historií, kulturou a politikou. Metodický pokyn V první části DUMu, která je vedena výkladovou formou, jsou studenti seznámeni se základními informacemi o USA. V druhé části si studenti mohou ověřit získané znalosti v interaktivních cvičeních. Druh materiálu prezentace, procvičení Datum tvorby 26. 7. 2012 Číslo materiálu VY_32_INOVACE_Su1_12 EU peníze školám CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0154

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3rd biggest country in the world (after Russia and Canada) consists of 50 states: 48 together + Alaska (separated by Canada) + Hawaii (in the Pacific Ocean) the capital city is Washington D.C. (= District of Columbia) currency: dollar ($), 1 dollar = 100 cents languages: English and Spanish (in southern states) population of 300 million = the USA is called ´the Melting pot´  72% white, 13% African-american, 5% Asian, ONLY!!! 1% native inhabitants - Indians EU peníze školám CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0154

blue field with 50 white stars – one for each state National symbols FLAG blue field with 50 white stars – one for each state 13 red and white stripes – for 13 founding colonies ANTHEM is called ´The Star-Spangled Banner´ Listen to the anthem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiyKiUCiKcE&feature=fvwrel SEAL (pečeť) http://www.statesymbolsusa.org  EU peníze školám CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0154

HISTORY 1492 – the continent was ´officially´ discovered by Christopher Columbus (but Vikings came long time before him) 1620 – Pilgrim fathers came to settle the continent and built first villages there 18th century – War of Independence  the settlers wanted to become independent on Britain 4th July 1776 – the Declaration of Independence was signed and the United States of America was founded, with George Washington as the first president 1840´s – the California´s Gold Rush EU peníze školám CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0154

1860 - 1865 – the Civil War (the South was fighting against the North  they did not want to prohibit slavery) 1942 – Pearl Harbour in Hawaii was attacked by the Japanese army 1950 - 1953 – the Korean War 1955 - 1975 – the Vietnam War 11th September 2001 – the World Trade Centre in New York was attacked by terrorists  since then the USA has been fighting against terrorism in Afghanistan or Iraq EU peníze školám CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0154

a federal republic which consists of 50 states POLITICAL SYSTEM a federal republic which consists of 50 states the head of state is the President who has quite big power in his hands  is elected every 4 years the 44th president (2012) is Barack Obama 2 leading parties: the Democrats (Obama) and the Republicans the law-making body (government) is called Congress (seats in Washington)  is divided into 2 parts: the House of Representatives the Senate (2 members for each state) the judicial power is in hands of the Supreme Court the USA has the federal law = the same for all the states, but each state has also its own laws that are different (driving, sex, drinking alcohol) in some states  the capital punishment (trest smrti) EU peníze školám CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0154

AMERICAN PRESIDENTS Look at the list of selected American presidents: 1st George Washington (1789 – 1797) 3rd Thomas Jefferson (1801 – 1809) 16th Abraham Lincoln (1861 – 1865) 26th Theodore Roosevelt (1901 – 1909) 34th Dwight Eisenhower (1953 – 1961) 35th John Kennedy (1961 – 1963) 37th Richard Nixon (1969 – 1974) 40th Ronald Reagan (1980 – 1988) 41st George Bush (1988 – 1992) 42nd Bill Clinton (1992 – 2000) 43rd George W. Bush (2000 – 2008) 44th Barack Obama (2009 - ) EU peníze školám CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0154

4th July 1776 1620 1860 - 1865 1950 -1953 What happened in 1955 - 1975 the following years? 1942 11th September 2001 1492 What do you remember? EU peníze školám CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0154

Answer the following questions  What does the shortening ´D.C.´ stand for? How many states does the USA consist of? How often is the American president elected? How many does the US Congress have? Could you name them? If you compare the American President to the British Queen, who is more powerful? Can you name at least 5 former US presidents? What are the names of two leading political parties in the USA? Could you name any symbols of the USA? Who attacked the World Trade Centre (11th September 2001)? Answer the following questions  EU peníze školám CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0154

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