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American culture The development of the Culture of the United States of America has been marked by a tension between two strong sources of inspiration:European ideals,especially British; and domestic originality. American culture encompasses traditions,ideals,customs,beliefs,values,arts,and innovations developed both domestically and imported via colonization and immigration from the British Isles.Prevalent ideas and ideals which evolved domestically such as important national holidays,uniquely American sports,proud military tradition,and innovations in the arts and entertainment give a strong sense of national pride among the population as a whole. It includes both conservative and liberal elements,military and scientific competitiveness,political structures,risk taking and free expression,materialist and moral elements. It also includes elements which evolved from Native Americans,and other ethnic subcultures; most prominently the culture of African American slave descendants and different cultures from Latin America.Many cultural elements,especially popular culture have been exported across the globe through modern mass media where American culture is sometimes resented[citation needed].A few[which?] of the cultural elements have remained rather exclusive to North America. American flag for a rectangular shape, length and width ratio of 19:10 for the Stars and Stripes (the Star-Spangled Banner), the upper-left corner flag for the blue stars surface area of the stars a few provisions in the respective departments, the United States is the state flag on the number of a few of the stars. Star 13 is outside the red and white stripes, 13 stripes on behalf of the original 13 colonies in North America. According to Washington, said: symbol of the United Kingdom with red stripes, white stripes and a symbol of freedom from it. More general argument that the red symbol of strength and courage, a symbol of purity and innocence of white, blue is a symbol of vigilance, perseverance and justice. In 1818 the U.S. Congress pass the bill, red and white flag on the fixed width for the 13, the number of five-pointed star should be in line with several states of America. Each additional state, the national flag on a star to increase, the general in the new states to join the second year after the implementation of July 4. So far has been the national flag to 50 stars, representing the 50 U.S. states. June 14 each year as "the development of the anniversary of the American flag." On this day, commemorative activities held throughout the United States to show respect for the flag and love of America. Donald John Trump(born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman and the President-elect of the United States. He is scheduled to take office as the 45th President on January 20, 2017. As the Republican Party's nominee for president in the 2016 election, he defeated Hillary Clinton in the general election on November 8, 2016. Trump is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization, which is the principal holding company for his real estate ventures and other business interests – a position he has said he will vacate prior to his assumption of the presidency. During his career, Trump has built office towers, hotels, casinos, golf courses, and other branded facilities worldwide. The Most Powerful Economics Nation —— The United States The United States is a young capitalistic country. At the beginning, it was a small agricultural country which was consisted of a 3 million population and an only 89 million square kilometers country area. Nowadays, the United States has more than 9.37 million square kilometers of land and over 250 million of population. Its national GDP exceeded 10 trillion, is about 28.6% of the world's total GDP in 2004. The United States has revealed its superpower since the medium-term of nineteenth century. A British scholar said, throughout the ages, has no one been such a powerful country like the United States. Therefore, it is interesting to analyze how the United States becomes the most powerful economics nation in the world. The political system of the USA1 The United States of American is a federal constitutional republic country with 5o states and a federal district.(美利坚合众国是一个联邦共和制国家,拥有50个独立州和一个联邦特区)2 The United States has operated under two-party system(美国实行两党制),the major two parties are Democratic party(民主党),and Republic Party(共和党)(两大主要政党分别是民主党和共和党) 3 while the latter is considered to be conservative (后者,指共和党,相对路线保守), 4 and the former one is liberal to some extent(前者,民主党则相对路线自由) 5 The federal government is composed of three branches(美国政府实行三权分立): 6 the congress(议会)has the power of declaring wars(宣战) ,impeachment(弹劾)and approving treaties(通过议案).(议会享有宣战,弹劾,以及通过议案等权利) 7 the president is the commander-in-chief(总司令)of the military(总统享有最高军事权) 8 the supreme court(最高法庭)and lower federal court(地庭)could overturn laws if they are unconstitutional(如果最高法庭和地方法庭发现法律不合法,它们均有权推翻原法案). American History On July4, 1776, as the colonies were fighting Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, delegates from the 13 colonies unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence. The war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by the Kingdom of Great Britain, and was the first successful war of independence against a European colonial empire.[24] The country's constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787 and ratified by the states in 1788. The first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil rights and freedoms. U.S.A.'S NATIONAL EMBLEM美国国徽英文介绍The Bald Eagle was officially declared the National Emblem of the United States by the Second Continental Congress in 1782.It was selected by the U.S.A.'s founding fathers because it is a species unique to North America.Ben Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird,because he thought the eagle was of bad moral character.The Bald Eagle has since become the living symbol of the U.S.A.'s freedoms,spirit and pursuit of excellence.Its image and symbolism have played a significant role in American art,folklore,music and architecture. American food: The 50 greatest dishes By Dana Joseph, for CNN Travel - 10 May, 2012 Fast, junk, processed -- when it comes to American food, the country is best known for the stuff that's described by words better suited to greasy, grinding industrial output. But Americans have an impressive appetite for good stuff, too. To celebrate its endless culinary creativity, we’re throwing our list of 50 most delicious American food items at you. We know you’re going to want to throw backGround rules: acknowledge that even trying tdefine American food is tough; further acknowledge that picking favorite American items inevitably means leaving out or accidentally overlooking some much-loved regional specialties.