The [[government]] of the [[United States]], established by the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]], is a [[federal republic]] of 50 [[states of the United States|states]]. The national government consists of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The head of the executive branch is the [[President of the United States of America]]. The legislative branch consists of the [[United States Congress]], while the [[United States Supreme Court]] is the head of the judicial branch.
The '''legal system of the United States''' is based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations.
=== Executive branch ===
The [[U.S. President|president]] is both the [[head of government]], [[chief of state]], and [[commander-in-chief]].
The current [[U.S. President|President]] and [[U.S. Vice President|Vice President]] are [[George W. Bush]] and [[Dick Cheney]], since [[January 20]], 2001.
==== cabinet ====
Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval, from [[United States Constitution/Article Two|Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution]].
* [[United States Department of Defense]]
* [[United States Department of State]]
* [[United States Department of Justice]]
* [[United States Department of Energy]]
* [[United States Department of Education]]
* [[United States Department of the Treasury]]
* [[United States Department of Agriculture]]
* [[United States Department of Commerce]]
* [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]]
* [[United States Department of Homeland Security]]
* [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]]
* [[United States Department of Interior]]
* [[United States Department of Labor]]
* [[United States Department of Transportation]]
* [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]]
==== Executive Office of the President ====
* [[Council of Economic Advisers]]
* [[Council on Environmental Quality]]
* [[Domestic Policy Council]]
* [[National Economic Council]]
* [[National Security Council]]
* [[Office of Administration]]
* [[Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives]]
* [[Office of Homeland Security]]
* [[Office of Management and Budget]]
* [[Office of National AIDS Policy]]
* [[Office of National Drug Control Policy]]
* [[Office of Science & Technology Policy]]
* [[Office of the United States Trade Representative]]
* [[President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board]]
* [[USA Freedom Corps]]
* [[White House Military Office]]
==== [[U.S. presidential election|elections]] ====
==== [[United_States_of_America/List_of_federal_agencies|federal agencies]] ====
=== Legislative branch ===
*[[United States Congress]]
**[[United States Senate]]
**[[United States House of Representatives]]
=== Judicial branch ===
The '''Federal judiciary''' consists of the
[[United States Supreme Court]], whose nine justices are appointed for life by the president and confirmed by the Senate, and various "lower" or "inferior courts," among which are the [[United States courts of appeals]], the [[United States district court]]s, and the [[United States bankruptcy court]]s.
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