The Congress includes an upper house the senate who's members
are elected for a sic year term, and a lower house called the
House of Representatives whose members are elected every two years.
The United States has an independent judiciary.
Independence: 4 July 1776 (from England). National holiday: Independence
Day, 4 July (1776). Constitution: 17 September 1787, effective
4 March 1789. Legal system: based on English common law; judicial
review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction,
with reservations. Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal.
History is systematically collected information about the past.
When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the
study and interpretation of the record of humans, families, and
societies. Knowledge of history is often said to encompass both
knowledge of past events and historical thinking skills. Traditionally,
the study of history has been considered a part of the humanities.
However, in modern academia, history is increasingly classified
as a social science, especially when chronology is the focus. |
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