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«Презентация "Политическая система США"»
The political system of the USA.
The United States of America is a presidential republic. The head of state is the President. Now he is Barak Abama.
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 powerin the USA is the Congress. The main function of it is makinglaw.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 poweris theAdministration.
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 every4 years and cannot serve more than two terms.The Vice-presidentof the USA is the head of the Senate.
Secretaries in the Cabinetare responsible for most important departments. The President appoints secretaries.
The head of the executive branch of power isthe 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 countryis 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.