Government of the USA

Lukáš Buršík

General principles

The United States of America• Federation of 50 republics• Parliamentary democracy• Presidential republic

National symbols of the USA

Flag of United States

Great Seal of the United States

National animal: Bald eagleNational motto: "In God We Trust "National floral emblem: RoseNational tree: OakNational anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner"

United States Constitution

• supreme law of the USA• The Bill of Rights• 27 amendments• starts with words "We the people"• Created September 17, 1787

Head of stateBarack Obama• 44th president of the USA• his seat is White House

in Washington, D.C.• indirectly voted for 4 years

Vice presidentJoe Biden• the second-highest public officer• president of US Senate• member of Cabinet and National Security Council• first person in the presidential line of succession• indirectly voted for 4 years

Cabinet of the United States

• Vice president, 15 heads of the federal executive departments, secretaries of states• nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

CongressConsisting of two houses: • the Senate and the House of Representatives• meeting place is the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Senate• upper house of Congress• 100 seats• elected for 6 years• voting system first-past-the-post

Majority (54)• Republican (54)Minority (46)• Democratic (44)• Independent (2)

House of Representatives• lower house of Congress• 435 voting members• 6 non-voting members• elected for 2 years• voting system first-past-the-post

Republican (247)Democratic (188)

Political partiesRepublican Party• ideology conservatism• colour red• 30,7 million members (2012)• symbol elephant

Democratic Party• ideology liberalism• colour blue• 43,1 million members (2012)• symbol donkey

Grand Old Party

Supreme Court of the USA

• consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices • nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate• meeting place is United States Supreme Court Building

Famous people

George Washington1st president

Abraham Lincoln16th president

Franklin Delano Roosevelt32th president

Famous people

John Fitzgerald Kennedy35th president

Ronald Wilson Reagan40th president

Madeleine Albright64th United States Secretary of State

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