Who rules the country? (the USA)

The constitution is the highest law in the United States which describes the powers of the state government.

The US government is like a tree with a strong trunk and three branches. The trunk is the people. They choose the men who make American laws.

The first branch – is the Congress. The Congress-meeting of representatives from all states. People elect those representatives. The Congress makes the laws that every must obey. The Congress is divided into two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Every state sends two people to the Senate. This people are called senators. A senator’s term is six years. Each state also sends people to the House of Representatives. They are called congressmen and congresswomen. A representative’s term is two years.

The second branch – is the President and his helpers. The US president is Commander in chief of the country’s armed forces. A person who wants to become President must be born in the USA, must be at least 35 years old and must live in the USA for at least 14 years before coming a President. Americans vote for the President in November of every leap year.

The third branch – is the Supreme Court. It’s made up of nine judges. The judges work in the Supreme Court as long as they live.