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- •The United States of America
- •One nation, under God, with Liberty and Justice for all.
- •The United States
- •Us State Nicknames
- •Illinois
- •Indiana (no official nickname)
- •Vermont
- •Virginia
- •Some of the benchmark events of American history mentioned in the “Gallery of American Presidents”:
- •Монеты сша
- •White House History
- •About the Building
- •The Oval Office
- •Eisenhower Executive Office Building
- •Camp David
- •Air Force One
- •Us Government The Executive Branch
- •The President
- •The Vice President
- •Executive Office of the President
- •The Cabinet
- •Department of Agriculture
- •Department of Commerce
- •Department of Defense
- •Department of Education
- •Department of Energy
- •Department of Health and Human Services
- •Department of Homeland Security
- •Department of Housing and Urban Development
- •Department of the Interior
- •Department of Justice
- •Department of Labor
- •Department of State
- •Department of Transportation
- •Department of the Treasury
- •Department of Veterans Affairs
- •The Legislative Branch
- •The Legislative Process
- •Powers of Congress
- •Government Oversight
- •The Judicial Branch
- •The Supreme Court of the United States
- •The Judicial Process
- •The Constitution
- •Why a Constitution?
- •The Constitutional Convention
- •Ratification
- •The Bill of Rights
- •Elections & Voting
- •The great seal of the united states
- •Designing a Seal The First Committee
- •The Second Committee
- •The Third Committee
- •Charles Thomson’s Proposal
- •The Final “Device”
- •Charles Thomson’s “Remarks and Explanation,” Adopted by the Continental Congress, June 20, 1782
- •Its simplicity and lack of clutter. His design was
- •Meaning of the Seal
- •Designs of the Reverse
- •In 1782, no die has ever
- •Uses of the Seal and the Coat of Arms
- •Requests To Use the Great Seal and Coat of Arms
- •Great Seal Today
- •The Great Seal of the United States
- •The Great Seal on Display
- •Langley
- •Central intelligence agency
- •The work of a nation. The centre of intelligence. About cia
- •Today's cia
- •Mission
- •The cia Campus: a Walk Outside Headquarters
- •Nathan Hale Statue
- •Memorial Garden
- •The cia Campus: New Headquarters Building
- •The History of the Scattergood-Thorne Property
- •Cia Glossary
- •Laughing at cia?
- •The lapd, the fbi and the cia
- •Federal Bureau of Investigation
- •Laughing at fbi?
- •An fbi investigation
- •9/11 Warnings and fbi/cia Bungling
- •Late-Night Jokes About Sept. 11 Intelligence Failures
- •Foggy Bottom
- •Hitting Bottom in Foggy Bottom The State Department suffers from low morale, bottlenecks, and bureaucratic ineptitude. Do we need to kill it to save it? by matthew armstrong | september 11, 2009
- •The Watergate hotel
- •Us Department of State Headquarters
- •History
- •Duties and responsibilities
- •American entertainment
- •Hollywood
- •Hollywood glossary
- •Capitol Records
- •.. 1750 Vine Street, Hollywood, ca. / (323) 462-6252
- •On Hollywood Boulevard: from Gower Street to La Brea Avenue, and on Vine Street: from Yucca Street to Sunset Boulevard.
- •Hollywood glossary
- •"Celebrity Death Sites" a list of celebrities, whose deaths were the result of murder or suicide, including the location of their death sites
- •John Belushi's Death Site"
- •John Belushi's Death Site.
- •Silicon Valley
- •Вот, что мне особенно понравилось (для людей, изучающих английский, может показаться странным, что некоторые слова попали в разряд «чудных» с точки зрения американца).
- •Distinctive features Phonology
- •Grammatical aspect marking
- •Ebonics Translations
- •Ebonics Prayer
- •Nursery Rhymez
- •The us army
- •Army Commands (acom):
- •Army Service Component Commands (ascc):
- •Direct Reporting Units (dru):
- •Mission
- •“The Army Goes Rolling Along”
- •Пример описания боевых характеристик: Patriot
- •Entered Army Service
- •Description and Specifications
- •Manufacturer
- •Униформа армии сша
- •Знаки различия званий уорент-офицеров (Warrant Officers).
- •Знаки различия званий младших офицеров (Сompany Grade Officers).
- •Знаки различия званий старших офицеров (Field Grade Officers).
- •Знаки различия званий генералов (General Officers).
- •Наградная система армии сша
- •2. Крест за выдающуюся службу (Distinguished Service Cross).
- •8. Медаль Министерства обороны за отличную службу (Defense Superior Service Medal).
- •9. «За боевые заслуги», Орден Почетного Легиона (Legion of Merit).
- •Military Humour
- •Спецназ сша/us special forces
- •Рейнджеры / us Army Rangers
- •Спецподразделения Военно-воздушных сил сша / us Air Force Special Operations
- •Спецподразделения военно-морского флота сша, известны как "морские котики"/us Navy Seals
- •Отряд "Дельта" / Delta Force
- •Разведка Морской Пехоты сша / us Marine Force Recon
- •Воздушно-десантные войска/ us Airborn
- •Десятая Горная Дивизия/10th Mountain Division
- •Полувоенные силы Центрального Разведывательного Управления/cia Paramilitary Forces
- •Начало формы Конец формы
- •Sightseeing in america
- •Visual Landmarks New York
- •Районы Нью-Йорка
- •Управление
- •Культура
- •Планировка города
- •Транспорт
- •Сигналы опасности
- •Мосты и туннели
- •Связь в Нью-Йорке
- •Что раздражает ньюйоркцев?
- •Manhattan
- •Башня Банка Америки (Bank of America Tower)
- •Эмпайр Стейт Билдинг Why do we call New York City the Big Apple?
- •Statue of Liberty
- •The National Park Service commemorates the anniversary of the Statue of Liberty annually on October 28th. Mount rushmore
- •The grand canyon
- •Niagara Falls
- •Alcatraz
- •History
- •Military history
- •Military prison
- •Prison history Federal prison
- •Notable inmates
- •Post prison years
- •Native American occupation
- •Landmarking and development
- •Arlington National Cemetery
- •Placing of burial flag over a casket
- •A firing party
- •Сто вопросов и ответов о сша one hundred questions and answers about
- •2. What are the ingredients of a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner?
- •3. What do the terms "melting pot" and "salad bowl" mean to u.S. Society and culture?
- •Impressionists?
- •67. Which American President was the first to live in the White House?
- •Isbn 987–5–932050–42–2
- •191104, Г. Санкт-Петербург, наб. Р. Фонтанки, 32/1
Powers of Congress
Congress, as one of the three coequal branches of government, is ascribed significant powers by the Constitution. All legislative power in the government is vested in Congress, meaning that it is the only part of the government that can make new laws or change existing laws. Executive Branch agencies issue regulations with the full force of law, but these are only under the authority of laws enacted by Congress. The President may veto bills Congress passes, but Congress may also override a veto by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Article I of the Constitution enumerates the powers of Congress and the specific areas in which it may legislate. Congress is also empowered to enact laws deemed "necessary and proper" for the execution of the powers given to any part of the government under the Constitution.
Part of Congress's exercise of legislative authority is the establishment of an annual budget for the government. To this end, Congress levies taxes and tariffs to provide funding for essential government services. If enough money cannot be raised to fund the government, then Congress may also authorize borrowing to make up the difference. Congress can also mandate spending on specific items: legislatively directed spending, commonly known as "earmarks," specifies funds for a particular project, rather than for a government agency.
Both chambers of Congress have extensive investigative powers, and may compel the production of evidence or testimony toward whatever end they deem necessary. Members of Congress spend much of their time holding hearings and investigations in committee. Refusal to cooperate with a Congressional subpoena can result in charges of contempt of Congress, which could result in a prison term.
The Senate maintains several powers to itself: It ratifies treaties by a two-thirds supermajority vote and confirms the appointments of the President by a majority vote. The consent of the House of Representatives is also necessary for the ratification of trade agreements and the confirmation of the Vice President.
Congress also holds the sole power to declare war.
Government Oversight
Oversight of the executive branch is an important Congressional check on the President's power and a balance against his discretion in implementing laws and making regulations.
A major way that Congress conducts oversight is through hearings. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs are both devoted to overseeing and reforming government operations, and each committee conducts oversight in its policy area.
Congress also maintains an investigative organization, the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Founded in 1921 as the General Accounting Office, its original mission was to audit the budgets and financial statements sent to Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Today, the GAO audits and generates reports on every aspect of the government, ensuring that taxpayer dollars are spent with the effectiveness and efficiency that the American people deserve.
The executive branch also polices itself: Sixty-four Inspectors General, each responsible for a different agency, regularly audit and report on the agencies to which they are attached.