Miss Elliott and Mrs. Williams

Shiloh Christian School

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Romans 13:3-4

(3) For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.

(4) For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.

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1. Covers a small area of the US

2. Most densely populated part of the country

3. Heavily industrialized

4. Slow population growth

5. Middle Atlantic States a. very urban & industrialized

b. NY, PA, NJ, MD, DE

6. New England States. a. CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME

b. Pilgrims and Puritans

c. Ivy League Schools (Harvard, Yale, Cornell, & Brown)

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1. Covers most of the Central Plains and part of the Great Plains

2. Produces large quantities of corn, wheat, meat, and dairy products

3. Also produces steel, farm machinery, automobiles

4. “Bread Basket”

5. Great Lakes & Mississippi River

6. Industrial cities; Chicago, Detroit

7. Livestock

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1. Most rural, agricultural region traditionally

2. Farm products include soybeans, cotton, tobacco, corn, rice, fruits & vegetables, and livestock

3. Many growing urban areas (like Atlanta) with a variety of industries

4. Sunbelt-retirement areas

5. Early settlers-mostly Anglo-Saxon

6. Cotton kingdom

7. Civil War-race relations

8. Today: space program, oil, timber (paper companies)

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1. Fastest growing region in the US

2. Ranchers raise cattle, farmers grow wheat

3. Mining & oil drilling are common

4. Some regions are sparsely settled

5. Mountains and deserts

6. Spanish were the early settlers

7. Gold rush

8. “Manifest Destiny”

9. Mormons came to Utah

10. Great Depression

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11. Hollywood, Sun Belt-California, Arizona-nice climate

12.Computer industry-Silicon Valley

13. Important mineral deposits

Test-All the facts about the four regions will be listed and you will have to tell me which region I am talking about.

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1. The Constitution is the plan of government for the United States

2. Amendments are changes to the Constitution

3. There are a total of 27 Amendments

4. The first ten Amendments are called the Bill of Rights

5. A census is one way of keeping track of the population. It happens every ten years, in the year ending with zero

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1. Legislative Branch◦ a. makes laws

◦ b. bicameral (two-house) body

◦ c. Congress has two houses

(1) Senate-made up of 100 members-2 from each state

(2) House of Representatives-made up of 435 members, based on the population of each state

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2. Executive Branch a. carries out (enforces the laws)

b. made up of the President, his Cabinet, and all Executive Departments and Agencies

c. The Cabinet is a group of special advisors to the President

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3. Judicial Branch a. interprets the laws

b. made up of the Supreme Court & other Federal Courts

c. there are 9 justices on the Supreme Court

Test-facts will be listed, tell me which branch it is

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A. Capital-Washington D.C.

B. Population-77% urban, 23% rural

C. Life Expectancy=78.8, women=81.2, men=76.4

D. Religion (in order) 1. Protestant 4. Eastern Orthodox

2. Catholic 5. Buddhists

3. Judaism 6. Other Test-know top 3

E. States Nicknames 1. Arkansas-Natural State (Land of Opportunity)

2. Florida-Sunshine State

3. Georgia-Peach State

4. Kentucky-Bluegrass State

5. Louisiana-Pelican State

6. Alabama-Heart of Dixie State

7. North Carolina-Tar Heel State12

City 1990 2000 2010

1. New York City, NY 1 1 1

2. Los Angeles, CA 2 2 2

3. Chicago, IL 3 3 3

4. Houston, TX 4 4 4

5. Philadelphia, PA 5 5 5

6. Phoenix, AZ 10 6 6

7. San Antonio, TX 9 9 7

8. San Diego, CA 6 7 8

9. Dallas, TX 8 8 9

10. San Jose, CA 11 11 10

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City 1990 2000 2010

11. Jacksonville, Fl 16 14 11

12. Indianapolis, IN 13 12 12

13. San Francisco, CA14 13 13

14. Austin, TX ? 16 14

15. Columbus, OH 15 15 15

Other Notables 16. Ft. Worth, TX 20. Memphis, TN

17. Charlotte, NC 31. Oklahoma City, OK (Down from 29)

18. Detroit, MI 46. Tulsa, OK (Down from 43)

19. EL Paso, TX In AR-LR(1), FS (2), Fay (3), Spgd (4)

Test-I will list about 40 cities and you will need to tell me which ones are the top 15 US cities (not the notable ones either)

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House ofRepresentatives

Senate

Two Houses

Makes Laws

Congress

1. LegislativeBranch

assist thePresident

Executivedepartments& agencies

EnforcesLaw

President

2. ExecutiveBranch

nation'shighestcourt

FederalCourts

InterpretsLaw

SupremeCourt

3. JudiciaryBranch

The United States Constitution(written)

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