Q: Germany is a federal republic consisting of sixteen federal states (German: Bundesland, or Land).[a] Since today's Germany was formed from an earlier collection of several states, it has a federal constitution, and the constituent states retain a measure of sovereignty. With an emphasis on geographical conditions, Berlin and Hamburg are frequently called Stadtstaaten (city-states), as is the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, which in fact includes the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The remaining 13 states are called Flächenländer (literally: area states). 

The creation of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949 was through the unification of the western states (which were previously under American, British, and French administration) created in the aftermath of World War II. Initially, in 1949, the states of the Federal Republic were Baden, Bavaria (in German: Bayern), Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse (Hessen), Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), North Rhine Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen), Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), Schleswig-Holstein, Württemberg-Baden, and Württemberg-Hohenzollern. West Berlin, while officially not part of the Federal Republic, was largely integrated and considered as a de facto state.

1. 16
2. 1949
3. the western states
4. American, British, and French
5. yes
6. the constituent states retain a measure of sovereignty
7. geographical conditions
8. Stadtstaaten (city-states)
9. Hamburg
10. Flächenländer
11. area states
12. no
13. de facto state
14. yes
15. Federal Republic of Germany
16. Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

Numbered questions:
1. How many states in Germany?
2. When was the creation of the Federal Republic of Germany
3. through the unification of what?
4. What administration were they under?
5. Does Germany have a constitution?
6. why?
7. What does it emphasize?
8. What is Berlin called?
9. Anyplace else have that name?
10. how about the remaining 13 ?
11. what does that mean?
12. Is west berlin part of the federal republic?
13. What was it considered?
14. Was it intergrated?
15. What was created in the aftermath of WWII?
16. What includes the cities of Breman and Bremerhaven?

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Though not at the geographic center of the Federal District, the Capitol forms the origin point for the District's street-numbering system and the District's four quadrants. 

The original building was completed in 1800 and was subsequently expanded, particularly with the addition of the massive dome, and expanded chambers for the bicameral legislature, the House of Representatives in the south wing and the Senate in the north wing. Like the principal buildings of the executive and judicial branches, the Capitol is built in a distinctive neoclassical style and has a white exterior. Both its east and west elevations are formally referred to as "fronts", though only the east front was intended for the reception of visitors and dignitaries. 

Prior to establishing the nation's capital in Washington, D.C., the United States Congress and its predecessors had met in Philadelphia (Independence Hall and Congress Hall), New York City (Federal Hall), and a number of other locations (York, Pennsylvania; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland; and Nassau Hall in Princeton, New Jersey). In September 1774, the First Continental Congress brought together delegates from the colonies in Philadelphia, followed by the Second Continental Congress, which met from May 1775 to March 1781. 1. Where in the US in the Capitol Building?
numbered_answers: 1. Washington, D.C.

Chapter 9 NEW YEAR'S CALLS 

"Now I'm going to turn over a new leaf, as I promised. I wonder what I shall find on the next page?" said Rose, coming down on New Year's morning with a serious face and a thick letter in her hand. 

"Tired of frivolity, my dear?" asked her uncle, pausing in his walk up and down the hall to glance at her with a quick, bright look she liked to bring into his eyes. 

"No, sir, and that's the sad part of it, but I've made up my mind to stop while I can because I'm sure it is not good for me. I've had some very sober thoughts lately, for since my Phebe went away I've had no heart for gaiety, so it is a good place to stop and make a fresh start," answered Rose, taking his arm and walking on with him. 

"An excellent time! Now, how are you going to fill the aching void?" he asked, well pleased. 

"By trying to be as unselfish, brave, and good as she is." And Rose held the letter against her bosom with a tender touch, for Phebe's strength had inspired her with a desire to be as self-reliant. "I'm going to set about living in earnest, as she has; though I think it will be harder for me than for her, because she stands alone and has a career marked out for her. I'm nothing but a commonplace sort of girl, with no end of relations to be consulted every time I wink and a dreadful fortune hanging like a millstone round my neck to weigh me down if I try to fly. It is a hard case, Uncle, and I get low in my mind when I think about it," sighed Rose, oppressed with her blessings.  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was carrying a letter?
2. Does she seem happy?
3. Why?
4. For whom?
5. Where is she?
6. To whom Rose is telling her worries?
7. Does she consider herself a common person?
8. What is her opinion about Phebe?
9. Who she think would be harder to handle this situation?
10. How she would like to be to handle this?
11. Is Phebe a career oriented person?
12. Can we assume that the reason for her leaving?
Answer:
1. Rose
2. no
3. She'd had some sobering thoughts.
4. Phebe
5. away
6. her uncle
7. yes
8. she's inspired
9. it would be harder for her
10. by trying to be as unselfish, brave, and good as she is
11. yes
12. yes