1. The fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution gave black Americans the right to vote. 2. Western states – especially California, Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico – have the largest India populations. 3. The British Isles are lying off the north west coast of Europe.
BRISTISH & AMERICAN CULTURE STUDY MATERIAL The fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution gave black Americans the right to vote Western states – especially California, Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico – have the largest India populations The British Isles are lying off the north- west coast of Europe The cabinet meets once a week and takes decisions about new policies, the implementation of existing policies and the running of the various government departments The President is the head of the executive branch and the country British Parliament works in a large building called the Palace of Westminster The first people on the American continent came from Asia The line which divides Manhattan into the East Side and the West Side is fifth avenue There are just two rows of benches facing each other in the meeting room of the House of Commons 10.The position of a British Prime Minister is in direct contrast to that of the monarch 11.The Civil War, in the 1860s, ended slavery and established equal rights for black Americans 12.The West End in London is famous for its many theatres, cinemas and expensive shops 13.The most distinctive characteristic of the US is its people 14.Cabinet committees usually report directly to the Prime Minister, not to the cabinet as a while 15.The United States has a federalist system 16.In British Isles, the largest island is called Great Britain, and the other larger one is called Ireland 17.Hispanic – Americans are people of Spanish or Spanish American origin 18.The United States Constitution established the country’s political system and is the basis for it laws