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    The United States has a federal republic system of government with power shared between the national and state governments. There are three branches of government at the national level: the executive branch headed by the President, the legislative branch consisting of Congress, and the judicial branch headed by the Supreme Court. The two major political parties are the Democratic and Republican parties. Elections are held regularly to choose representatives and the President at the federal, state, and local levels.

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    The United States has a federal republic system of government with power shared between the national and state governments. There are three branches of government at the national level: the executive branch headed by the President, the legislative branch consisting of Congress, and the judicial branch headed by the Supreme Court. The two major political parties are the Democratic and Republican parties. Elections are held regularly to choose representatives and the President at the federal, state, and local levels.

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    Politics of

    the United
    States
    Background
    The Declaration of Independence 1776
    The War of Independence 1776-1783
    The American Constitution 1789
    Federal republic
    TheUnited Statesis afederal republicin which
    thepresident,Congress, andcourtssharepowersreserved to the
    national government according to itsConstitution. At the same time,
    thefederal governmentsharessovereigntywith
    thestategovernments.
    Theexecutive branchis headed by the President and is formally
    independent of both the legislature and the judiciary. The cabinet
    serves as a set of advisers to the President. They include the Vice
    President and heads of the executive departments. Legislative power
    is vested in the two chambers of Congress, theSenateand theHouse
    of Representatives. The judicial branch (or judiciary), composed of
    theSupreme Courtand lower federal courts, exercisesjudicial
    power(or judiciary). The judiciary's function is to interpret theUnited
    States Constitutionandfederal lawsand regulations. This includes
    resolving disputes between the executive and legislative branches.
    The federal government's layout is explained in the Constitution.
    The political parties
    Twopolitical parties, theDemocratic Partyand
    theRepublican Party, have dominated American
    politics since theAmerican Civil War, although
    there are alsosmaller partieslike theLibertarian
    Party, theGreen Party, and theConstitution Party.
    Democratic Party
    Tracing its heritage back toThomas JeffersonandJames
    Madison'sDemocratic-Republican Party, the modern-day
    Democratic Party was founded around 1828 byAndrew
    Jackson, making it the world's oldest active party.
    The party's philosophy ofmodern
    liberalismadvocatessocialandeconomic equality, along with
    thewelfare state.It seeks to provide government intervention
    and regulation in the economy. These interventions, such as
    the introduction ofsocial programs, support forlabor unions,
    affordablecollege tuitions, moves towarduniversal health
    careandequal opportunity,consumer protection,
    andenvironmental protection form the core of the party's
    economic policy. The party has united with smallerleft-
    wingregional parties throughout the country.

    Republican Party
    TheRepublican Party, commonly referred to as
    theGOP(abbreviation forGrand Old Party).The party is named
    afterrepublicanism, the dominant value during theAmerican
    Revolution. Founded by anti-slavery activists, modernists, ex-
    Whigs and ex-Free Soilersin 1854, the Republicans dominated
    politics nationally and in the majority of northern States for most
    of the period between 1860 and 1932.
    There have been 18 Republican presidents, the first
    beingAbraham Lincoln, who served from 1861 to 1865, when he
    wasassassinated, and the most recent beingGeorge W. Bush, who
    served from 2001 to 2009. ThePresident-elect of the United
    States, businessmanDonald TrumpofNew York, will become the
    19th Republican president on January 20, 2017.
    The Republican Party's current ideology isAmerican conservatism,
    which contrasts with the Democrats'modern liberalism. The
    Republican Party's platform involves support forfree market
    capitalism, free enterprise,fiscal conservatism,a strong national
    defense,deregulation, and restrictions onlabor unions. In addition
    to advocating for conservative economic policies, the Republican
    Party issocially conservative(particularly in its opposition
    toabortionandsame-sex marriage), and seeks to
    ThePresident of the United
    States
    Presidentis the electedhead of stateandhead of
    governmentof theUnited States. The president directs
    theexecutive branchof thefederal governmentand is
    thecommander-in-chiefof theUnited States Armed Forces.
    The President is considered to be one of the world's most
    powerful political figures, as the leader of the only
    contemporary globalsuperpower.The role includes being
    the commander-in-chief of the world'smost expensive
    militarywith thesecond largest nuclear arsenaland
    leading the nation with thelargest economy by nominal
    GDP. The office of President holds
    significanthardandsoftpower both in theUnited
    Statesand abroad.
    President Elect
    TheUnited States Congress
    It is thebicamerallegislature of thefederal governmentof
    theUnited Statesconsisting of two chambers: theSenateand
    theHouse of Representatives. The Congress meets in
    theCapitolin Washington, D.C. Both senators and representatives
    are chosen throughdirect election, though vacancies in the
    Senate may be filled by agubernatorialappointment. Members
    are usually affiliated to theRepublican Partyor to theDemocratic
    Party, and only rarely to athird partyor asindependents.
    Congress has 535 voting members: 435 Representatives and 100
    Senators. The House of Representatives hassix non-voting
    membersin addition to its 435 voting members. These members
    can, however, sit on congressional committees and introduce
    legislation. These members representWashington, D.C.,Puerto
    Rico,American Samoa,Guam, theNorthern Mariana Islandsand
    theU.S. Virgin Islands.
    TheSupreme Court of the
    United States
    Itis thehighestfederal court of the United States.
    Established pursuant toArticle III of the United
    States Constitutionin 1789, it has ultimate (and
    largelydiscretionary)appellate jurisdictionover all
    federal courts and overstate courtcases involving
    issues offederal law, plusoriginal jurisdictionover
    a small range of cases. In thelegal system of the
    United States, the Supreme Court is the final
    interpreter offederal constitutional law, although
    it may only act within the context of a case in
    which it has jurisdiction.
    Elections
    Unlike in someparliamentary systems, Americans vote for a
    specific candidate instead of directly selecting a particular political
    party. With a federal government, officials are elected at the
    federal (national), state and local levels. On a national level,
    thePresident, is elected indirectly by the people, through
    anElectoral College. In modern times, the electors virtually always
    vote with the popular vote of their state. All members ofCongress,
    and the offices at the state and local levels are directly elected.
    Various federal and state laws regulate elections. TheUnited States
    Constitutiondefines (to a basic extent) how federal elections are
    held, inArticle OneandArticle Twoand
    variousamendments.Statelaw regulates most aspects of electoral
    law, including primaries, the eligibility of voters (beyond the basic
    constitutional definition), the running of each state's electoral
    college, and the running of state and local elections.
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    Bylwia Sbiernad Jgnacy Iankowski
    Wawid Dojtaszek

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