US SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
costitution
1787
over the years 27 amendments have been added
estblishes the federal system of government that is the division between two levels political autority
national
state
three branches of government
executive
judicial
legislative
states have wide legislative and administrative autonomy
congress
legislative branch at the national level
senate
house of representative
100 members
must 30years old
elections 6 years
435 members
must 25 years old
elections 2 years
functions
federal laws
executive branch
levy federal taxes
executive
president, vice president and cabinet
president must 35 years
elections 4 years
head of state
head of the executive
commander-in-chief
judiciary
system of courts
supreme court
district federal couts
courts of appeal
bankruptcy courts
two political party system
republican party
democratic party
progressive and internationalist
conservative