The USA is a Federal (or The USA is a Federal (or Presidential) RepublicPresidential) Republic

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The US government

The Administration Congress The Supreme Court

Branches of Power

legislative executive judicial

The Administration

The President The Vice President The Cabinet (Secretaries)

Executive power

The President His Administration

The President of the USA and his The President of the USA and his helpershelpers

He is elected by people He is elected by people every leap year in every leap year in November for a 4-year termNovember for a 4-year term

He is both head of the state He is both head of the state and the US governmentand the US government

He appoints Secretaries He appoints Secretaries and federal judgesand federal judges

He signs billsHe signs bills He can veto laws passed by He can veto laws passed by

CongressCongress Secretaries are responsible Secretaries are responsible

for their departments, carry for their departments, carry out lawsout laws

Congress

The Senate100 Ms

The House ofRepresentatives

435 Ms

legislative power

Congress

Congress Congress It makes laws, votes on the It makes laws, votes on the

billsbills It has the power to declare It has the power to declare

warwar It can pass laws over the It can pass laws over the

President’s veto by a President’s veto by a 2/3rds majority2/3rds majority

Each house can introduce Each house can introduce a new projecta new project

Each can vote against the Each can vote against the project passed by the project passed by the otherother

If both houses agree the If both houses agree the project becomes lawproject becomes law

Judicial power

The Supreme Court

The Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court It is made up of 9 judgesIt is made up of 9 judges They work in the SC as long as they They work in the SC as long as they

livelive They have to make sure that the They have to make sure that the

President and Congress follow the President and Congress follow the ConstitutionConstitution

It can declare laws and presidential It can declare laws and presidential acts unconstitutionalacts unconstitutional