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Politics of the United States
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| Polity type | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
| Constitution | United States Constitution |
| Formation | March 4, 1789; 235 years ago (1789-03-04) |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Congress |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Meeting place | Capitol |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Senate |
| Presiding officer | Kamala Harris, Vice President & President of the Senate |
| Appointer | Direct Election |
| Lower house | |
| Name | House of Representatives |
| Presiding officer | Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| Appointer | First-past-the-post voting |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of State and Government | |
| Title | President |
| Currently | Joe Biden |
| Appointer | Electoral College |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Cabinet of the United States |
| Current cabinet | Cabinet of Joe Biden |
| Leader | President |
| Deputy leader | Vice President |
| Appointer | President |
| Headquarters | White House |
| Ministries | 15 |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Federal judiciary of the United States |
| Courts | Courts of the United States |
| Supreme Court | |
| Chief judge | John Roberts |
| Seat | Supreme Court Building |
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Politics of the United States
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| Polity type | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
| Constitution | United States Constitution |
| Formation | March 4, 1789; 235 years ago (1789-03-04) |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Congress |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Meeting place | Capitol |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Senate |
| Presiding officer | Kamala Harris, Vice President & President of the Senate |
| Appointer | Direct Election |
| Lower house | |
| Name | House of Representatives |
| Presiding officer | Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| Appointer | First-past-the-post voting |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of State and Government | |
| Title | President |
| Currently | Joe Biden |
| Appointer | Electoral College |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Cabinet of the United States |
| Current cabinet | Cabinet of Joe Biden |
| Leader | President |
| Deputy leader | Vice President |
| Appointer | President |
| Headquarters | White House |
| Ministries | 15 |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Federal judiciary of the United States |
| Courts | Courts of the United States |
| Supreme Court | |
| Chief judge | John Roberts |
| Seat | Supreme Court Building |
