State system of the USA

Linguistic Affiliation.

State system of the USA.

The USA

Lecture 2

2. Watching “America’s Book of Secrets”: The Monuments (http://www.youtube.com/watch). H/W Describe the main American monuments and the secrets they hide.

3. American customs and traditions (individual assignment: essay).

Literarure: Лінгвокраїнознавство. Англомовні країни. Гапонів А. Б., Возна М. О.

The United States is the world's oldest surviving federation. Its government relies on representative democracy through a congressional system under a set of powers specified by its Constitution.

The federal government comprises three branches, which are designed to check and balance one another's powers:

• Legislative: The Congress, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, which makes federal law, declares war, approves treaties and has powers of impeachment.

There are 100 senators, two from each of the 50 states and each serves a six-year term. There are 435 representatives who must be elected every two years.

• Executive: The President, who administers and enforces federal law, can veto bills, and is Commander in Chief of the military.

• Judiciary: The Supreme Court and lower federal courts, whose judges are appointed by the President with Senate approval, which interpret laws and their validity under the Constitution and can overturn laws they deem unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court is made up of nine justices who are picked by the president and must be approved by Congress.

Republican and Democratic Party Symbols

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