Chapter1 Geography
Section A Geography of the United Kingdom
Section B Geography of the United States of America
Section C Geography of China
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Chapter2 History
Section A History of the United Kingdom
Section B History of the United States of America
Section C History of China
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Chapter3 Government and Politics
Section A Government and Politics of the United Kingdom
Section B Government and Politics of the United States of America
Section C Government and Politics of China
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Chapter4 Education
Section A Education in the United Kingdom
Section B Education in the United States of America
Section C Education in China
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Chapter5 Literaturea nd Art
Section A Literature and Art in the United Kingdom
Section B Literature and Art in the United States of America
Section C LiteratureandArtin China
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Chapter6 Customs and Etiquettes
Section A Customs and Etiquettes in the United Kingdom
Section B Customs and Etiquettes in the United States of America
Section C Customs and Etiquettes in China
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Chapter 7 Food Culture
Section A Food Culture in the United Kingdom
Section B Food Culture in the United States of America
Section C Food Culture in China
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Chapter8 Sports and Recreations
Section A Sports and Recreations in the United Kingdom
Section B Sports and Recreations in the United States of America
Section C Sports and Recreations in China
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Chapter9 Holidays and Festivals
Section A Holidays and Festivals in the United Kingdom
Section B Holidays and Festivals in the United States of America
Section C Holidays and Festivals in China
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References
The Constitution of the U.S. is the supreme law of the land, which means that when state constitutions or laws passed by state legislatures or by the national Congress are found to conflict with the federal Constitution, these laws have no force. It was completed on September 17, 1787, and was later ratified by special conventions in each state. It created a federal union of sovereign states, and a federal government to operate that union. It was Officially adopted on March 4, 1789 and has served as a model for the constitutions of other numerous nations.
The Constitution consists of a preamble, seven original articles, and twenty-seven amendments. The preamble states its purpose, and the first three Articles of the Constitution establish the rules and separate powers of the three branches of the federal government: a legislature, the bicameral Congress; an executive branch led by the President; and a federal judiciary headed by the Supreme Court. The last four Articles frame the principle of federalism. The In:st ten constitutional amendments ratified by three-fourths of the states in 1791 are known as the Bill of Rights, which contains such liberties as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of press, the right of peaceful assembly, and the right to petition the government to correct wrongs, etc. The Constitution has been amended seventeen times (for a total of 27 amendments) and its principles are applied in courts of law by judicial review.