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POLITICAL SYSTEMS

POLITICAL SYSTEMS. USA. USA. A federal state Government – 3 branches: Legislative – Congress Executive – President , Administration Judical – Supreme Court. Constitution. Ratified on June 21, 1788 Went in effect on March 4, 1789 Since then it has not been changed 27 amendments

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POLITICAL SYSTEMS

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  1. POLITICAL SYSTEMS USA

  2. USA A federal state Government – 3 branches: • Legislative – Congress • Executive – President, Administration • Judical– Supreme Court

  3. Constitution • Ratified on June 21, 1788 • Went in effect on March 4, 1789 • Since then it has not been changed • 27 amendments • The first 10 amendments = Bill of Rights (Ratified in 1791)

  4. US Congress • The Parliament of the USA • Historical name – 1st Continental Congress, 1774 • Bicameral • Lower House – House of Representatives • Upper House - Senate

  5. US Congress

  6. House of Representatives • 435 members • Each state represented proportionally (1 to 53 representatives) + 5 non voting delegates (D.C., Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Marian Islands) + 1 resident commissioner (Puerto Rico)

  7. House of Representatives Democrats Republicans

  8. Senate • 100 senators • 2 per each state + the vice-president – the chair of the Senate

  9. Senate Democrats Republicans Independent (2)

  10. The President

  11. The President • The US president is the head of the state and the head of the government at the same time. • natural born US citizen • at least 35 years old • living in the USA for at least 14 years permanently • can not be elected more than twice (since 1951, 22nd amendment) • can be disqualified by the Senate (impeachment)

  12. The President • Vice-President is elected together with the President • Barrack Obama is President No. 44 but actually there have been only 43 guys so far. Why? • Has there ever been a president who was never elected?

  13. Presidential Election • Each and every US citizen has the right to vote the President, but… • Electoral college – 538 members, 270 votes needed to be elected • 435 + 100 + 3 • The candidate who wins in the state gets all the votes of the electors for this state!

  14. Presidential Election „Battle states“ Ohio, Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida…

  15. Political Parties • Republicans • Democrats

  16. Sources and guiders • The White House • http://www.congress.org/ • http://www.senate.gov/ • http://www.republicans.org/ • http://www.democrats.org/ • PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2012

  17. Some funny staff…  • George Bush and his quotes... • Wow! Brazil is big... • ... and something about Obama.

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