Background Information:
The history of the United States began with the settlement of Indigenous people before 10,000 BC. Numerous cultures formed. The arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 started the European colonization of the Americas. Most colonies formed after 1600. By the 1770s, thirteen British colonies contained 2.5 million people along the Atlantic coast east of the Appalachian Mountains. After defeating France, the British government imposed a series of new taxes after 1765, rejecting the colonists' argument that new taxes needed their approval. Tax resistance, especially the Boston Tea Party (1773), led to punitive laws by Parliament designed to end self-government in Massachusetts
The United States became the world's leading industrial power at the turn of the 20th century due to an outburst of entrepreneurship in the Northeast and Midwest and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers from Europe. The national railroad network was completed and large-scale mining and factories industrialized the Northeast and Midwest.
After the Cold War, the United States began focusing on modern conflicts in the Middle East and nuclear programs in North Korea. The beginning of the 21st century saw the September 11 attacks by Al-Qaeda in 2001, which was later followed by the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2008, the United States had its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, which was followed by slower-than-usual rates of economic growth during the 2010s.
Population :
The present population of the United States of America Is 327,527,086, according to the latest United Nations estimates.
The population of the United States equals 4.28% of the world's total population.
U.S. ranks number 3 in the list of countries by population.
83.7 % of the population is urban.
Territory:
The United States of America is the world's third largest country in size and nearly the third largest in terms of population,There are 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The U.S. has a total of 16 territories, five of which are constantly inhabited and 11 of which are uninhabited or barely inhabited. The 11 uninhabited territories are small islands, reefs, or atolls, and do not support any type of permanent population.
Land area: 9,147,420.00 km².
National Flag:
National flag consisting of white stars on a blue canton with a 13 stripes, 7 red and 6 white. The 50 stars stand for the 50 states of the union, and the 13 stripes stand for the original 13 states.
Capital city:
Washington, D.C. has been the capital city of the United States since 1790.
Population: 6,131,977.
Constitution:
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States, The Constitution, originally containing seven articles, defines the national frame of government. Since the Constitution was made in 1789, it has been rewritten 27 times to meet the changing needs of a nation now intensely different from the eighteenth-century world in which its makers lived. The first ten alterations, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, offer specific protections of individual liberty and justice and place restrictions on the powers of government. Most of the seventeen later changes increase individual civil rights protections. Others talk about issues concerning federal authority or modify government processes and procedures.
President:
Donald Trump
President who works for the American Government of the United States, may be the most recognized leader in the entire world. The President is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. In the United States the president is given great authority and is possibly the most powerful elected official in the world. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. The role of the POTUS involves responsibility for the world's most expensive military that has the second largest nuclear arsenal. The president also guides the nation with the largest economy by nominal GDP. The president possesses significant domestic and international hard and soft power.
Vice president:
Michael Richard Pence is a U.S. politician and attorney who serves as the 48th Vice President of the United States.
The Prime Minister
Prime Minister is the head of a country in a parliamentary form of government whereas USA follows a presidential form of government where the head of the state is president.
The United States does not have any Prime Minister instead it has Donald Trump as its President. Since United States of America follows a Federal Government system as opposed to a Democratic Government system, they don't have a Prime Minister. The country is run by the President, who currently is Mr. Donald Trump, and his cabinet members. The Vice President (currently Mr. Mike Pence) is next-in-line President in case of emergency.
Highest politician :
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is an American politician and diplomat who employ as the First Lady of the United States. A member of senator in New York & 67th United States Secretary of State and as the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election.
Government :
– The government of the United States has complex organization. Its purpose is to improve and protect the lives of American citizens, both at home and overseas. Because its functions are so numerous and varied, the government operates on several different levels–national, state, and local. At each of these levels the government makes certain demands on its citizens.
The government is made up of millions of people. Including diplomats, soldiers, federal law enforcement officers, congressmen and congresswomen, senators, the president, and the Supreme Court justices. The government also hires office workers, tax collectors, scientists, and people in hundreds of other professions.
Many United States government employees are elected to their positions by the people they represent. Many others belong to the civil service, a permanent corps of government workers. Others are appointed to their positions by elected officials, or they might belong to the United States Armed Forces. Most of these employees work in Washington, D.C., the nation's capital. But many are stationed in thousands of other locations, across the United States and around the world.
1-Executive:
The executive branch is the part of the government that enforces the law. Members of the U.S. Electoral College elect a President, who is the leader of the executive branch.
The president and vice-president:
The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress and, to that end, appoints the heads of the federal agencies, including the Cabinet. The Vice President is also part of the Executive Branch, ready to assume the Presidency should the need arise.
Election:
The President and Vice-President are elected by the electoral Congress.
The President may serve two 4-year terms, making 8 years in all. The purpose of this rule is prevent a person from staying President for his whole life, like a king.
2-Legislative:
The legislative branch in United state is Bicameral and its a part of the government that makes laws. The legislative branch is called Congress. Congress is divided into two “houses.
1-House of Representatives:
The House of Representatives is made up of Representatives (also called Congressmen). They are each elected by voters from their own state. Each state has a different number of Representatives. Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau does a census, or count, of the population of the United States. States may gain or lose Representatives if the Census shows that the state's population has changed.
Representatives serve two-year terms.
Who is eligible to become a member of the House?
To be a member of the House, one has to:
• 25 years old
• A US citizen for at least seven years
• live in the state which one represents (but not the actual district).
The House consists of 435 members which are elected by first-past-the-post voting in every state except Louisiana and Washington. Elections are always held on the first Tuesday in November.
The power of the house of representatives :
1- The House of Representatives is one of two chambers that can initiate and pass laws, although in order to be enacted, any law must also be approved by the Senate.
2- Each chamber of Congress has particular exclusive powers. The House must introduced any bills for the aim of raising revenue.
3- The House (and the Senate) have the force to announce war – though the last time this happened was in 1941.
2-United States Senate:
The Senate is the upper chamber in the bicameral legislature known collectively as Congress. In the Senate, each state is represented equally, by two Senators. Because there are 50 states, there are 100 senators. Senators serve six-year terms.
Who is eligible to become a member of the Senate?
To be a member of the Senate, one has to:
• 30 years old.
• A US citizen for at least nine years.
• live in the state which one represents.
The powers of the Senate:
1- The Senate have to give 'advice and consent' to many important Presidential appointments including Cabinet members, Supreme Court justices. federal judges, and ambassadors.
2- The Senate has the responsibility of approving treaties.
3- The Senate has a key role in any indictment proceedings against the President or Vice-President. Once the House of Representatives has laid the charges, the Senate then conducts a trial on these charges. The Supreme Court Chief Justice presides over such a trial. A two-thirds majority of the Senate is required to uphold impeachment charges.