Political system of the USA

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Legislative power

The administrator of legislative power is Congress → 2 chambers : Senate (100 ) representative hall (435 )

Members of the congress are directly voted by inhabitants every 2 years

The number of the representatives depends on number of inhabitans in each state

Congress

All legislative power Most important thing congress has to do is to

propose, discusss and ratify every testament before it goes to president

The session of congress is 2 years Controls the legislative power Levy war

The Cabinet

Vice president and 15 departments (treasury departments, department of defence , ministry of health …)

They cooperate with congressional committee

Some of the ministers are the most important advisers of the president

President

Negotiats international treaties Allows or disallows legal acts Nominats judges Supreme army commander Leader of the executive power

Barack Hussein Obama

First Afro-American president

Father from Kenya, mother from USA

Senator from the state of Illinois

Holder of the Nobel peace price

White house

House and workplace of the president

The white house has-131 rooms , 3kitchens , 31 bathrooms ,16 bedrooms,8 stairways, 3 elevators ,

5000 visitors a day,1 825 000 a year

Vice President

Second highest function of the executive power

In case the president can't hold an office anymore, the vice president takes his place

Presiding senate One of the 4 National Security Committee

Judicial power

Interpretates the laws which has been testified by the congress

Judicial authorities are : Supreme court and Federal court

American holidays

15.1. - Martin's Luther King's birthday 12.2. - Lincoln's birthday 14.2. - Valentine's day 17.2. - President's day 22.2. - Washington's birthday 17.3. - St. Patrick's day 18.5. - Armed forces day 6.6. - D Day 14.6. - Flag day 4.7. - Independence day 1.9 - Labor day 31.10- Halloween

American holidays part II.

11.11 - Veteran's day 27.11 - Thanksgiving day 7.12 - Pearl Harbor day

And a lot more holidays but I don't want you to get bored :)

Independence day

4.7 – more common name July Fourth or Fourth of July

Public holiday in the USA Celebrating the acceptation of the

Declaration of Independence on Great Britan (4.7.1776)

The celebration is connected with parades , fire-works and of course drinking

Armed forces day

Celebrated on the third saturday in may The day way created in 1949 to honor

Americans serving in the five U.S. Military branches – the Army , Navy , Marines , Air force and Coast Guard

In 1962, President Kennedy established Armed Forces Day as an official holiday. The United States' longest running city-sponsored Armed Forces Day Parade is held in Bremerton, Washington

Valentine's day

Is an annual celebration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions.

The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Valentine and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 500 AD

It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards known as "valentines"

Relations between CZE x USA

Czech citizens – don't need Visas anymore – you can make them but it's useless

Czech embassy is in Washinghton D.C.

American citizens – don't need Visas – they are free to enter the Czech Republic

American embassy is in Prague

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