Jan Vyskok
General Congress President The U.S. Supreme Court
The USA has liberal democracy. USA has the three fundamental powers - legislative, executive and judicial. The highest legislative power is the Congress. Chief of executive power is the President The highest component of the judiciary is The U.S. Supreme Court.
The main political parties are Democratic Party and Republican Party Democratic Party (founded in 1828) Republican Party (founded in 1854) Andrew Jackson Thomas Jefferson Franklin D. Roosevelt Bill Clinton Abraham Lincoln George W. Bush
Congress is bicameral: 1. The US Senate – upper chamber 2. The US House of Representatives – lower chamber
Senate has 100 senators (for each State 2 representatives) + vice president Senators : elected for 6 years District of Columbia does not have a senator. The Senate can provide checks and balances towards the President
The lower chamber of Congress has 435 representatives (The number of national representatives depends on the population of each the state e.g. 53 – California) Congressmen are elected for two years. Speaker : John Boehner
On 4 November 2008, Barack Hussein Obama (Democratic Party) was elected the 44th President of the USA. The president is elected with vice-president, same four-year mandate. He can stay for a maximum of two terms. Defended his mandate in elections 6 November The main duties : protect the Constitution and carry out the laws adopted by Congress. Supreme Commander of the Army Head of State
Joseph Robinette ´´Joe´´ Biden, Jr. (since January 20, 2009) According to the Constitution, the vice- president assumes the presidency in the event of the death or resignation of the President or his inability (incapacitation). Chairman of the Senate
The Supreme Court is the main instrument of the federal judiciary. It watches the President and the Congress and determines whether their acts and laws are in accordance with the Constitution. 9 judges