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United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (14703 words) |
 | This region consists of the rolling Ozark Plateau (see Ozarks) to the north and the Ouachita Mountains, which are similar in structure to the ridge and valley section of the Appalachians, to the east. |
| The United States has a broad range of climates, varying from the tropical rain-forest of Hawaii and the tropical savanna of S Florida (where the Everglades are found) to the subarctic and tundra climates of Alaska. |
| The Congress of the United States, the legislative branch, is bicameral and consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. |
| CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The United States of America (21335 words) |
| In a physiographic view, however, the area of the United States may be divided into the Appalachian belt, the Cordilleras, and the central plains. |
| In examining the constitutionality of a state law one is to assume that the state legislature has power to pass all acts whatever, unless they are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States or by the constitution of the state. |
| It also provides that the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states; for the return of fugitives from justice and for the admission of new states. |
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