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United States of America - the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave

United States of America (U.S.A. or America) was first discovered by Columbus in 1492 although some say that the Chinese Discovered America in 1421 .

United State of America - a Representive Republic not a Democracy

Many people refer to the United States as a Democracy and one of the party the "Democratic" party.

This is not true. United States is a Representative Republic not a Democracy. There are currently two political parties, the Republican party and the Democrats. There are three branches of government:

1. Legislative - the House of Representitives (elected Congressman/Congresswoman) and the Senate (elected or appointed Senators)
2. Executive - the President and the Vice President
3. Judicial - the Supreme Court

A simple way to explain it is that the Legislative Branch can pass laws, the President can sign it into law or veto it (although the President have limited powers, executive orders, that are not part of the legislative process). Once a law is passed by the Legislative Branch and signed into law by the Executive Branch (the President), the Judiciary Branch (the Supreme Court) enforces it and hopefully based on a strict interpretation of the United States Constitution.

The United States is governerned by the Constitution. Within the Constitution, it laid out the Branches of Government and the Separation of Powers. There are many source that can help one understand the Constitution.

1. http://www.kids.gov/k_history.htm History - - - - - - FirstGov for Kids - Great site for Government homework projects. ... all sorts of information on the history, government, presidents, people, ...
2. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/ac001/lawpres.html - - - - - The making of the U.S. Constitution
3. http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html - - - - - U.S.Constitution
4. http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Amend.html - - - - - Amendments to the Constitution
5. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/browse.html - - - - - U. S. Government Printing Office
6. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/browse.html#annotations - - - - - U. S. Constitution
7. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ - - - - - The National Archives - Historical Documents
8. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/ - - - - - The U. S. Constitution main page

Branches of Government

http://uscis.gov/graphics/citizenship/flashcards/Flashcards_web_final.pdf - - - - - Quick Civic Lessons - Flash Cards
http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/index.jsp - - - - - Student Gateway to the U.S. Government
http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/ - - - - - The U.S. Branches of Government

How Can Citizens Change Government Representatives and the Laws

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html - - - - - Legislative Process and Resources
http://www.eac.gov/ - - - - - Election Assistance Commission
http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/factsheet/index.htm#f - - - - - - How Do I . . . Fact sheet
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ - - - - - The Presidents of the United States
http://www.eac.gov/register_vote.asp?format=none - - - - - Register to Vote

How Can the Constitution be changed?

Article 5 of the U.S. Constitution establishes rules of a two-stage process required to amend the Constitution You might want to read about the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or a discussion on "Separation of Church and State" or even take a quiz on the Constitution or "Separation of Church and State" .

Important Government Departments and Resources

The following is a small sampling of important U. S. Government Resources. We will add more based or the level of interests that you might express by e-mailing us. Let us find it for you.

http://uscis.gov/graphics/citizenship/welcomeguide/index.htm - - - - - Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants is a publication for new permanent residents multi langual
http://uscis.gov/graphics/citizenship/imm_guide.htm - - - - - html version in English
http://www.firstgov.gov/ - - - - - The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml?src=pb - - - - - U. S. Department of Education
http://www.copyright.gov/ - - - - - United States Copyright office
http://www.loc.gov/ - - - - - Library of Congress - Resources for kids, family, Librarians, Publishers, teachers, Legislative Info current and historic
http://uscis.gov/graphics/ - - - - - - InfoPass eliminates waiting in line for immigration information; learn how it works
http://www.nps.gov/ - - - - - National Park Service

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