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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT - Coggle Diagram
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
Is a
federal union
of 50 states and the District of Columbia
The American Constitution
Was
drawn up in 1787
and
adopted in 1789
It contains
27 amendments
The first ten amendments are collectively know as the
Bill of Rights
and guarantee the fundamental
rights
and individual
liberties
Other amendments are related, for example, to the right to vote: like the nineteenth and twenty-sixth
It establishes the
organization of the federal government
of the United States into three branches
Executive
Judicial
The
legislative branch
at the national level is
Congress
.
It is made up of
two Houses
The House of Representatives
It consists of
435 members
They must be ove 25 years of age
Are elected for two-years terms
Each state has a number of seats based on its population
The Senate
It consists of
100 members
They must be over 30 years of age
Are elected for six-year term of office
They are two for each state, regardless for its size or population
Make federal laws
,
oversee the executive branch
and
levy federal taxes
Legislative