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 chosen by political parties several months before the presidential elections every 4 years on the first Tuesday in November
 he must receive 270 votes
 is the most powerful person in the world
 is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed force, appoints many government leaders
 has authority to sign or veto legislation
 is elected by the House of Representatives
 must rely on group of advisors
 they are expected to resign when President leaves office (they are not elected officially).

2) THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
The Constitution grants all legislative power to Congress (composed of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives).

CONGRESS has the power to create laws:
1) the executive branch - represented by the President and his advisors or has the power to enforce laws
2) the judicial branch - represented by the Supreme Court and the other federal courts or has the power to dismiss or reverse laws that it determines as ‘unconstitutional’.

the President can veto laws passed by Congress.
Congress can pass laws over the President’s veto by a 2/3 majority.
the President appoints federal judges.
the Court can declare presidential act unconstitutional.
the Senate must confirm the President’s judicial appointments.
the Court can declare laws unconstitutional.

CONGRESS consists of 2 chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

THE SENATE
 comprised of 100 members, 2 members from each state (elected every 6 years, can be reelected several times)
 U.S. senators must be at least 30-years old, they must be citizens
 for at least 9 years, residents of the states from which they are elected
 elected directly by popular vote (by the people)
 the Vice-president presides over the Senate

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (known as the House)
 each state has members proportionate to its population
 has 435 members
 elected every 2 years (can be reelected for many times)
 at least over 25
 must be citizens for 7 years and residents of the states (where they were sent from)

3) THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
 9 judges (a Chief Justice and 8 associate Justices, they hold their offices for life)

POLITICAL PARTIES
 2 major political parties in the U.S.: the Republican Party
the Democratic Party

ELECTIONS
 Presidential elections
 elections for Congress

EDUCATION
In the U.S. the education is under the control of the state government of municipal government or private bodies. Each of the 50 states has its own laws regulating education. The majority of school are public schools.