БУДУ ОЧЕНЬ БЛАГОДАРНА The United States of America is a federal union, consisting of fifty states, with the District of Columbia as the seat of the national government . Each state has its own government and the state governments follow much the same pattern as
the federal government. The present constitution was proclaimed in 1787 in Philadelphia. Since then, the basic document has not been changed. The president is the head of state, of the federal government and he chooses its ministers, called ‘cabinet leaders’. He is chosen in a national election for a four-year term of office . The president must be a native-born citizen at least 35 years old. Congress consists of two houses, the House of Representatives and the Senate. Elections to the House of Representatives take place every two years. The house has 435 members. A member must be an American citizen for more than seven years and at least 25 years old. Each of the 50 states elects two Senators to the Senate. There are 100 members in the Senate. They are elected to serve for a period of six years, but every two years elections to the senate take place when one third of its members may be changed or re-elected . A Senator must be over 30 years old and a citizen of the USA for at least nine years. Election day is always in the month of November, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday.
In the USA there are two main political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is the oldest of the two. Its history began back in the 1820s. The Republican Party was organized in the 1850s.

Questions

1 Why do we call America a federal union?

2 Where is the seat of the national government?

3 How often is the president elected in the USA?

4 Who can be the president of the country?

5 Who can be elected to the House of Representatives?

6 How many senators are there in the Senate?

7 What is the period of service for a senator?

8 Who can be a senator?

9 When is the Election Day in the USA?

10 Can you name the main political parties in the USA?

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