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För 1 dag sedan · Federal government. The United States is a constitutional federal republic, in which the president (the head of state and head of government ), Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments.
- March 4, 1789; 234 years ago
- White House
- President
- Supreme Court Building
För 1 dag sedan · The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district (Washington, D.C.), and 326 Indian reservations.
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för 2 dagar sedan · The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. It superseded the Articles of Confederation , the nation's first constitution , on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the national frame and constrains the powers of the federal government .
- September 17, 1787
- June 21, 1788
- March 4, 1789, (234 years ago)
- United States of America
för 5 dagar sedan · Constitution of the United States of America, the fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark document of the Western world. The oldest written national constitution in use, it defines the principal organs of government and their jurisdictions and the basic rights of citizens.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
för 2 dagar sedan · Congress of the United States, the legislature of the United States of America, established under the Constitution of 1789 and separated structurally from the executive and judicial branches of government.
8 maj 2024 · federalism, mode of political organization that unites separate states or other polities within an overarching political system in a way that allows each to maintain its own integrity.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
14 maj 2024 · U.S. Constitution. Federalism. In addition to the separation of powers between the three branches of the federal government, the United States also divides power between the states and federal government. The relationship between state governments and the federal government is called federalism. The books below provide introductions to federalism.
