The political system of the USA

The political system of the USA.

by Bondareva S.I.

The United States of America is a presidential republic. The head of state is the President. Now he is Donald Trump. (20/01/2017)

This country is made up of 50 states and the independent District of Columbia. Each state has its own state government and state law.

There are three main branches of power in the USA: the legislative, the executive and the judicial.

The legislative branch of power in the USA is the Congress. The main function of it is making law. It consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The people over 18 elect the Congress.

The House of Representatives

Every state is represented

There are 435 members in the House of Representatives. They are elected for 2 years. Members of the House of Representatives should be not younger than 25 years old and should be citizens of the USA not less than 7 years.

The Senate

There are 100 members in the Senate. They should be not younger than 30 years old and should be citizens of the USA not less than 9 years. Members of the Senate are elected for 6 years.

The executive branch of the Government power is the Administration.

The Cabinet of the President

The Vice-President

The President

This branch is responsible for initiating and administrating laws. The President is the Head of the Cabinet and he can veto a law that the Congress has passed. The President is elected every 4 years and cannot serve more than two terms.

The Vice-president of the USA is the head of the Senate.

Secretaries in the Cabinet are responsible for most important departments. The President appoints secretaries

the President the Vice President

• Michael Richard «Mike» Pence
• 48th Vice President of the United States, representing theRepublican party. From 2013 to 2017, he served as Governor of Indiana, previously represented the state in Congress.
• Born: June 7, 1959 (60 years old) Indiana, USA
• Married to: Karen Pence
• The website mikepence.com
• Autograph

DONALD TRUMP

The 45th President of the United States ( January 20, 2017 )

the religion of Presbyterianism

Born June 14, 1946 (73 years) Jamaica, new York, USA

Melania Trump (2005—present)

Children Donald Trump Jr. (b. 1977) Ivanka Trump (b. 1981) Eric Trump (b. 1984) Tiffany Trump (b. 1993) Barron Trump (b. 2006)

Republican party (since 2012)

Education University of Pennsylvania Academic degree bachelor of science (1968)

The website donaldjtrump.com

Autograph

The head of the executive branch of power is the President. The President should be not younger than 35 years old.

He also should be a citizen of the USA not less than 14 years.

The President is elected for 4 years by the people over 18.

The judicial branch of the Government

The main function of it is

applying law. The highest court of the country is the Supreme Court . When the Congress passes a law and when this law is against the Constitution, the Supreme Court may veto this law. The President appoints federal judges. The judicial branch of power is much more powerful than in some other countries. It is involved in the system of checks and balances.

The 17th President of the Supreme court of the United States Since 29 September 2005,

the religion of Catholicism

Birth 27 January 1955 (63 years) Buffalo, new York, USA

Name at birth English. John Glover Roberts

Wife Of Jane Sullivan Roberts

Party Republican party

Education Harvard law school (1979) Harvard College (1976) school of La Lumiere (1973)

Autograph

Place of work Georgetown University

The Congress

elect

The Supreme Court

The Administration

Federal judges

The President

The Vice President

The Cabinet

appoints

The Senate

100

The House

of Representatives

435

Secretaries

30 years

for 6 years

a citizen

of the USA

not less than

9 years

for 2 years

25 years old

a citizen of the USA

not less than 7 years

elect

The people over 18

The system of checks and balances

The President

The Court

can declare

Presidential

acts

unconstitutional

Congress can pass

laws over the

President’s veto

by a two-thirds majority

The President

appoints federal

judges

The President

can veto laws

passed by the

Congress

The Senate must approve

the President’s

judicial appointments

The Supreme Court

The Congress

The Court can declare laws unconstitutianal

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