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North America [r]: The third largest continent, location of three large nations Canada, the United States, and Mexico. ^[e]

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Geography and physiography

Pacific Mountain System [r]: Add brief definition or description
Intermontane Plateaus [r]: Add brief definition or description
Rocky Mountain System [r]: Add brief definition or description
Interior Plains [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Great Plains [r]: A large area of semi-arid grasslands located east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River and extending from Texas northwards into southern Canada. ^[e]
Ozark-Ouachita Highlands [r]: Add brief definition or description
Gulf-Atlantic Plain [r]: Add brief definition or description
Appalachian Highlands [r]: Add brief definition or description

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Constitution

U.S. Constitution [r]: The document defining the fundamental purpose and structure of the United States government; it became effective in 1789. ^[e]
Declaration of Independence [r]: Add brief definition or description

Government

President of the United States of America [r]: Head of State of the United States of America; elected through an electoral college; appointer of cabinet members and federal judges (with Senate confirmation) ^[e]
U.S. Congress [r]: The legislature of the United States federal government, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. ^[e]
U.S. House of Representatives [r]: The lower house of the United States Congress. ^[e]
U.S. Senate [r]: The upper house of the United States Congress. ^[e]
Supreme Court of the United States [r]: The final federal court of appeals in the U.S., consisting of nine Justices. ^[e]

Political parties

First Party System [r]: U.S. political party system (1792-early 1820s) pitting Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Party against the Democratic-Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. ^[e]
Second Party System [r]: Term used by historians and political scientists referring to the United States' political system from about 1828 to 1854. ^[e]
Third Party System [r]: The political universe in American politics from about 1854 to the mid 1890s; the main concerns were nationalism. ^[e]
Fourth Party System [r]: Period in American political history from about 1896 to 1932, the Progressive Era. ^[e]
Fifth Party System [r]: In U.S. political history, the period from 1932 to the present, also called New Deal Era during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt ^[e]

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Parent topics

Subtopics

Geography and physiography

Politics and government

Constitution

Government

Political parties

Political subdivisions (U.S. states)

Culture

Language

History

to 1700

18th century

Revolution and Early National periods

19th century

Ante Bellum

Civil War, Reconstruction

Gilded Age

20th century

Progressive Movement

Great Depression

World War II

Postwar

Wars and major military actions

Other related topics

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