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POLITICAL SETUP / GOVERNMENT
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IS A CONSTITUTION-BASED FEDERAL REPUBLIC WITH A STRONG DEMOCRATIC TRADITION. THE CAPITAL IS WASHINGTON, DC. THE SUFFRAGE (RIGHT TO VOTE) IS 18. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS BARACK OBAMA SINCE 2009. THERE ARE THREE BRANCHES: EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL. FINALLY, THE NATIONAL SYMBOL IS THE BALD EAGLE, AND THE ANTHEM IS CALLED “THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER”. |
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SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT THE UNITED STATES
THE UNITED STATES MOST CERTAINLY A VERY UNIQUE COUNTRY. AS YOU MIGHT ALREADY KNOW, THE UNITED STATES IS A FIRST WORLD COUNTRY KNOWN FOR HOW INDUSTRIALIZED IT IS AND HOW IT IS VERY DEVELOPED COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTRIES. NONETHELESS, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A FIRST WORLD, INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRY, THE UNITED STATES HAS NOT ADOPTED THE STANDARD UNIVERSAL METRIC SYSTEM. ALONG WITH BURMA AND LIBERIA, COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT AS DEVELOPED, IT IS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD THAT STILL USES POUNDS, MILES, AND GALLONS.
THE UNITED STATES MOST CERTAINLY A VERY UNIQUE COUNTRY. AS YOU MIGHT ALREADY KNOW, THE UNITED STATES IS A FIRST WORLD COUNTRY KNOWN FOR HOW INDUSTRIALIZED IT IS AND HOW IT IS VERY DEVELOPED COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTRIES. NONETHELESS, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A FIRST WORLD, INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRY, THE UNITED STATES HAS NOT ADOPTED THE STANDARD UNIVERSAL METRIC SYSTEM. ALONG WITH BURMA AND LIBERIA, COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT AS DEVELOPED, IT IS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD THAT STILL USES POUNDS, MILES, AND GALLONS.