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                                 US Congress

The United States of America is a federal republic consisting  of 50
states. Each  of  which  has  its  own   goverment    ("state goverment").
In some ways the United  States  is  like  50  small countries. Each state
has its own governor, its  own  police  and its own laws. The present
constitution was proclaimed in 1787  in Philadelphia, the President is the
head of the whole country  and the goverment and "commandering chief" of
the  armed  forces.  He makes the most important decisions and chooses the
ministers, the members of his cabinet. But the President cannot do just
what  he wants. The Congress must agree  first.  Americans  choose  a  new
president every four years. The residence of the President is the White
House in Washington, the Capital city. The goverment of the
whole country (the Federal goverment) works from Washington, this is where
the Congress is based. The Capitol is the seat of the US Congress. Congress
is the American parliament which consists of 2 chambers. The Senate and the
House of Representatives. The  first Congress met in 1789  in  New  York
city.  The  membership  then consisted of 22 senators and 59
representatives. Today the  House of Representatives has 435 members.
Elections to the  house  take place every 2 years. There are 100 senators
(2 from each  state), they are elected to serve for a period of six  years,
 but  every two years elections to the senate took place  when  one/third
of its members must be changed or re-elected. Election day is always in the
month of November, on the first Tuesday, after  the  first
Monday. Americans who aren't yet 25 years old have no right to be elected
to the House of Representatives. Whose, who are under  30 can't be elected
in the Senate. The main political parties in the United States  of  America
 are  the  Democratic  Party  and  the Republlican Party.

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