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

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

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]

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]