History Timeline • Pre-Columbian • Colonial United States • Thirteen Colonies • Declaration of Independence • American Revolution • Westward Expansion • Civil War • Reconstruction • World War I • Great Depression • World War II • Korean War • Cold War • Vietnam War • Civil Rights • War on Terrorism • Foreign relations • Military • Demographic • Industrial • Postal
Government Law (Constitution • Bill of Rights • Separation of powers) • Legislative branch (House • Senate) • Executive Branch (Cabinet • Federal agencies) • Judicial Branch (Supreme Court • Appeals) • Law enforcement (DoJ • FBI) • Intelligence (CIA • DIA • NSA) • Military (Army • Navy • Marines • Air Force • Coast Guard) • Flag
Politics Political parties (Democrats • Republicans) • Elections (Electoral College) • Political ideology • Political scandals • Red states and blue states • Uncle Sam • Puerto Rican independence movement
Geography Political divisions • Territory • States • Cities • Counties • Regions (New England • Mid-Atlantic • The South • Midwest • Great Plains • Northwest • Southwest) • Mountains (Appalachian • Rocky) • Rivers (Mississippi • Colorado) • Islands • Extreme points • National Park System • Water supply and sanitation
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Economy U.S. Dollar • Companies • Wall Street • Federal Reserve • Banking • Standard of living (Personal & Household income • Income inequality • Homeownership) • Communications • Transportation (Cars • Trucks • Highways • Airports • Railroads) • Tourism
Society Demographics • Languages (American English • Spanish) • Religion • Social class (American Dream • Affluence • Middle class • Poverty • Educational attainment • Professional and working class conflict) • Media • Education • Holidays • Crime • Prisons • Health care
Arts Music (Classical • Folk • Popular • Jazz) • Film & TV (Hollywood) • Literature (American Folklore • Poetry • Transcendentalism • Harlem Renaissance • Beat generation) • Visual arts (Abstract expressionism) • Cuisine • Dance • Architecture • Fashion
Issues Affirmative action • American exceptionalism • Anti-Americanism • Capital punishment • Drug policy & Prohibition • Environmentalism • Human rights • Immigration • United States–Mexico barrier • Obesity • Pornography • Racial profiling • Same-sex marriage • Abortion • Adolescent sexuality
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