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[[Image:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[White House]], the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]
[[Image:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[White House]], the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]
===Executive Branch===
=== Branches ===
The U.S. government has three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch.
===Legislative Branch===
The United States legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (100 seats, 2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the [[House of Representatives]] (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms).
====Executive Branch====
*Chief of state: The [[President of the United States]] is both the chief of state and head of government
*Chief of state: The [[President of the United States]] is both the chief of state and head of government
*Elections: The president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term)
*Elections: The president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term)
===Legislative Branch===
====Judicial Branch====
===Judicial Branch===
{{main|Supreme Court of the United States}}
{{main|Supreme Court of the United States}}