Our Government 101

The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $37,800. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace

Government type:
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Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition

Federal Republic - a state in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the component parts (states, colonies, or provinces) retain a degree of self-government; ultimate sovereign power rests with the voters who chose their governmental representatives.

Democracy - a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but which is usually exercised indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed.

Republic - a representative democracy in which the people's elected deputies (representatives), not the people themselves, vote on legislation.

This info above came from a link that is on Tara Sue's Weblog Art & News the link is the CIA World Fact Book..

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of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands:
one Nation under God, indivisible,
With Liberty and Justice for all.

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I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Choices of Democracy for which it stands:
one Nation under God, indivisible,
With Liberty and Justice for al