- Executive Branch ( President Vice-President Cabinet)
- Legislative Branch (Congress Senate and the House of Representatives)
- Judicial Branch (Supreme Court).
This system is called “Checks and
Balances” and intends to prevent a branch from becoming too
powerful (example: Congress can pass a law, the President can agree
with it, however, the Supreme Court can declare the law
unconstitutional).
The President Powers
The president is is the head of the
executive branch and the Commander and Chief of the Armed Forces.
He is elected every four years and
during his term he lives at “The White House”, at 1600,
Pennsylvania avenue, in Washington D.C.
Congress
The United States Congress is
the legislative branch of the federal government. It is bicameral,
comprising the House of Representatives and theSenate.
The Senate has 100 senators, two from
every state regardless of population, while The House of Representatives has 435
representatives; the number of congressmen from each state depends on
the number of people who live in each state
The Vice-President is elected together
with President. He takes President’s office if President is unable
to finish his term
The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. It consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate. Once appointed, justices have life tenure unless they resign, retire, or are removed after impeachment
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. It consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate. Once appointed, justices have life tenure unless they resign, retire, or are removed after impeachment
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