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Referat Political system of the USA

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Political system of the USA

Three branches

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

makes laws

carries out laws

interprets laws

Congress:

1) House of Representatives:

5 members

2 year term direct vote

) Senate:

0 members

6 year term

President

Vice President

Cabinet:

secretaries

indirect vote

Supreme Court:

9 justices life term

Two party system:

Democrats

Republicans

want more government control

more conservative, the grand old party, want private enterprises, have more money

Mascot: donkey

Mascot: elephant

The American Constitution

The USA has a written constitution, which grants and limits the power of the Federal and State Department. The constitution expresses the liberties of the people and it establishes a federal government.

Checks and balances: Ways of making sure that one branch of government doesn't become too strong.

An addition or a change in the constitution is called an amendment.


Presidential elections

How are the presidential elections held?


In the primary elections the parties choose their candidates for the general elections. For the general elections there is a so called "Electoral college system", what means that the people vote the members of electoral college and this members vote the new president (= indirect vote


Who can become president?


he/she must be resident of the USA for at least 14 years or a natural born American

he/she must be at least 35 years old

he/she must live by moral standard, must believe in god and must have "normal"

opinions

he/she must not have previous convictions

The role of the president:


The president is: the head of the state the chief of his party the chief executive the chief legislator the chief diplomat

the chief commander of the Army

the chief crisis decision maker


The president has the right to refuse to sign a bill = veto

If a president is found guilty in a case (i.e. for committing a crime) he/she has to leave his/her office (= impeachment



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