The Political System �of the United States of America

The anthem�of the United States of America

O! say can you see by the dawn's early light�What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming.�Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,�O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming.�And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,�Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.�Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave�O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,�Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,�What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,�As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?�Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,�In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:�'This the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave�O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vaunting swore�That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,�A home and a country should leave us no more!�Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.�No refuge could save the hireling and slave�From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:�And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave�O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

O! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand�Between their loved home and the war's desolation!�Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven rescued land�Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.�Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,�And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.'�And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave�O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

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The United States of America is a Presidential Republic

The Constitution of the USA

is the oldest constitution in the world

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The President

• is the head of the state
• is elected directly by the people
• is not a member of the of Congress

Joe Biden

Administration

• represents executive branch of the power

Cabinet

• consists of the Secretaries, who are heads of the executive departments
• each department is responsible for a specific area
• the President appoints the Secretaries, but the Senate approves his appointments
• the most important is

The Secretary of State

who deals with foreign

affairs Antony J. Blinken

Congress

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• represents the legislative branch of the power

Congress

House of Representatives

Senate

How is it formed?

People

(over 18)

Congress

President

Cabinet

(Secretaries)

elect

elect

appoints

approves

House of Representatives

• has 435 members
• the number of Representatives from each state depends on its population
• makes laws and introduces new projects
• can vote against the projects passed by the Senate

Senate

• consists of 100 senators
• makes laws and introduces new projects
• can vote against the projects passed by the House of Representatives
• approves the Secretaries, appointed by the President

is the third branch of the

government in the USA.

It is the judicial branch of

power.

It is involved in the system

of check and balances.

The Supreme Court of the

USA is the highest judicial

body in the United States.

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The Supreme Court of the USA

There are two main political parties in the USA

The Democratic Party

And the Republican Party

Answer the questions:

• How many states do the USA consists of?
• Can you name two main political parties of the USA?
• How often do the Americans participate in the elections of the US President?
• Who is the President of the USA?
• Where does the US President live?
• What houses is the Congress divided into?
• Where does the Congress meet?
• Is the Constitution of the USA the oldest Constitution in the world? � �