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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government)[a] is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district and national capital of Washington, D.C., where most of the federal government is based.

"American Government" redirects here. For the textbook, see American Government (textbook).

Formation

1789 (1789)

United States Constitution

 United States

www.usa.gov

Congress

Capitol

President

Electoral College

White House

Cabinet

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court Building

The U.S. federal government, sometimes simply referred to as "Washington", is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the president, and the federal courts, respectively.[2] The powers and duties of these branches are further defined by acts of Congress, including the creation of executive departments and courts subordinate to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Committee inquiries and

hearings

Formal consultations with and reports from the

president

Senate advice and consent for presidential nominations and for treaties

House proceedings and subsequent Senate trials

impeachment

House and Senate proceedings under the if the president becomes disabled or if the office of the vice president falls vacant

25th Amendment

Informal meetings between legislators and executive officials

Congressional membership: each state is allocated a number of seats based on its representation (or ostensible representation, in the case of D.C.) in the House of Representatives. Each state is allocated two senators regardless of its population. As of November 2023, the District of Columbia elects a non-voting representative to the House of Representatives along with American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Greenstein, Fred I. et al. Evolution of the modern presidency : a bibliographical survey (1977) bibliography and annotation of 2500 scholarly books and articles. 4

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