United States (disambiguation)

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.

Citizendium contains various articles about the United States, including:

Main:

•  United States of America: a large nation in middle North America with a republic of fifty semi-independent states, a nation since 1776. ^[e]
•  United States dollar: The currency of the United States. ^[e]

Judicial:

•  United States District Courts: The 94 first-level trial courts of the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government. ^[e]
• United States Courts of Appeals: Add brief definition or description
• United States Supreme Court: Add brief definition or description

Specific appeals courts:

•  United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit: Add brief definition or description
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: Add brief definition or description
• United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit: Add brief definition or description

Maritime:

•  United States Maritime Commission: in existence from 1936-1950, an independent executive agency of the United States government, which promoted merchant ship operations ^[e]
•  United States Federal Maritime Board: Add brief definition or description

Miscellaneous:

•  United States Mission to the Republic of Vietnam: The combination of all U.S. official organizations in Vietnam; during the Vietnam War, it included the military, as opposed to the separate chains of command in Iraq and Afghanistan ^[e]
•  United States Commission on CIA activities within the United States: Also known as the Rockefeller Commission, a 1975 Presidentially appointed, bipartisan panel to determine if certain Central Intelligence Agency activities, performed in the United States, were improper ^[e]

Cabinet members (there should be 12 of these!):

•  United States Secretary of Agriculture: U.S. Cabinet official responsible for the United States Department of Agriculture ^[e]
•  United States Secretary of Defense: The civilian official with authority over all personnel of the United States Department of Defense, currently Robert Gates ^[e]
•  United States Secretary of Energy: Cabinet officer who heads the United States Department of Energy, currently Steven Chu ^[e]
•  United States Secretary of Homeland Security: Cabinet officer who heads the United States Department of Homeland Security; currently Janet Napolitano ^[e]
•  United States Secretary of State: The senior cabinet officer of the United States, responsible for the conduct of diplomacy, currently Hillary Clinton ^[e]

Military:

• United States Department of Veterans Affairs: A cabinet-level agency of the U.S. government, responsible for the delivery of services and benefits to veterans of the uniformed services, headed by United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki ^[e]
•  United States Air Force: Branch of the U.S. armed forces responsible for land-based aircraft, as well as land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles ^[e]
•  United States Army: Branch of the United States Armed Forces with the principal responsibility of conducting large-scale ground combat ^[e]
•  United States Navy: Branch of the U.S. armed forces] responsible for combat on, over, and under water. ^[e]
•  United States Marine Corps: Branch of the U.S. armed forces serving as elite fighters on land and aboard sea-going amphibious warfare ships. ^[e]
•  United States Coast Guard: A uniformed service of the United States, with diverse maritime safety, search and rescue, law enforcement, and military responsibilities ^[e]
• United States Central Command: Add brief definition or description
•  United States Military Academy: The undergraduate professional college of the United States Army, at West Point, New York ^[e]
• United States European Command: Add brief definition or description
• United States Fifth Fleet: Add brief definition or description
• United States Fleet Forces Command: Add brief definition or description
• United States Forces-Afghanistan: Add brief definition or description
• United States Forces Korea: Add brief definition or description

More:

• United States Information Agency/Definition: Add brief definition or description
• United States Institute of Peace: Add brief definition or description
• United States intelligence community: Add brief definition or description
• United States Joint Forces Command: Add brief definition or description
• United States Lifesaving Service/Definition: Add brief definition or description
• United States Lighthouse Service/Definition: Add brief definition or description
• United States Marine Aviation/Definition: Add brief definition or description
•  United States Naval Academy: undergraduate college of the United States Navy, accepting two senator-selected freshmen annually from each U.S. state; located in Annapolis, Maryland. ^[e]
• United States Pacific Command: Add brief definition or description
•  United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges: Add brief definition or description
• United States Revenue Cutter Service/Definition: Add brief definition or description
• United States Southern Command: Add brief definition or description
•  United States Sixth Fleet: Add brief definition or description
• United States Strategic Command: Add brief definition or description
• United States Special Operations Command: Add brief definition or description
• United States Third Fleet: Add brief definition or description
• United States Transportation Command: Add brief definition or description
•  United States Veterans Health Administration: Add brief definition or description
•  United States v. Lara: Add brief definition or description
•  United States v. Lopez: Add brief definition or description