Dr. Margaret P. Hill Department of Physics & Engineering Physics Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 USA Workshop on Active Learning.

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Dr. Margaret P. Hill Department of Physics & Engineering Physics Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO USA Workshop on Active Learning For High School Teachers Kerala, INDIA, October 13-23, 2008

Cherry blossom festival at the Capitol The White House

Even though English is the most widely spoken language in the US, there is no official language.

The government of the United States is a Constitution-based federal republic with a strong democratic tradition. Our legal system is a federal court system based on English common law. Political Parties: Democratic; Green; Libertarian; Republican.

1.Executive Branch (President Barack H. Obama, VP Joseph Biden, Cabinet)

2.Legislative Branch (Bicameral Congress of Senate and House of Representatives)

3.Judicial Branch (Supreme Court of 9 justices appointed to serve for life)

German Mexican English Most common ancestry of current US citizens (US Census, 2000) American African IrishItalian

Air & Space Museum – Washington, DC Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Natural History – Washington, DC National Gallery of Art – Washington, DC

Arches National Park, Utah Yosemite National Park, CA The Grand Canyon, CO Glacier N. P., MT Acadia N. P., Maine