A 14. The American system of Government.

The United State of America is a presidential republic. The president is the head of state.

Congress is the legislative brunch of federal government, is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

There are 100 senators, two for each state. One third of Senators are elected every two years for six-terms of office. The Senator represent all of the people in a state and their interests. The House has 435 members. They are elected

every two years for two-years term. The number of Representatives depends on its population .Congress makes all laws and each house of Congress can introduce a new project. Each can vote against

the project passed by others. If both houses agree the project become law. The legislative and the executive branches of government are involved in the system of checks and balances. It makes compromise and consensus necessary. This system protect against extremes . Each brunch serves as a check on the others. It keep any branch from gaining too much power.

A 15. The us Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election. Each of the 435 members of the House of Representatives represents a district and serves a two-year term. House seats are apportioned among the states by population. Each state, regardless of population, has two senators; since there are fifty states, there are one hundred senators who serve six-year terms. The terms are staggered, so every two years, approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election. Election day is always in the month of November, on the first Tuesday, after the first Monday.

A 16. The us President

Under the United States Constitution, the President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. As chief of the executive branch and head of the federal government as a whole, the presidency is the highest political office in the United States by influence and recognition. The president is also the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces. The president is indirectly elected to a four-year term by an Electoral College (or by the House of Representatives should the Electoral College fail to award an absolute majority of votes to any person). Since the ratification of the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1951, no person may be elected to the office of the president more than twice. Furthermore, no person who served more than two years of a term - to which someone else was elected - may be elected more than once. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of an incumbent president, the Vice President assumes the office.

A 17 The Federal Judiciary

In the federal system there are 90 District Courts presided over by a district judge, which hear criminal cases involving breaches of federal law and civil cases on federal matters (disputes between states, non-payment of federal taxes, etc).

Appeals can be made to the United States Court of Appeals, where an appeal is heard by three judges, ah though in very important cases all nine appeal judges sit together.

In the vast majority of cases this court's decision is final and sets a precedent for future cases, although this precedent is not always binding on the Supreme Court.

Although not explicitly given the power of judicial review — the power to decide whether the actions of the President, Congress or state governments violate the Constitution — this is the important role that the Supreme Court has developed in the legal system.

The Supreme Court judges, of whom there are normally nine (though Congress may alter this number) are nominated for life by the President after being approved by the Senate.