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Article: THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT: AN OVERVIEW.
- Article from:
- College Student Journal
- Article date:
- September 1, 1999
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1999 Project Innovation (Alabama). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The government of the United States consists of three equal branches of government: the legislative, executive, and the judicial. The legislative branch consists of the Congress, the executive branch of the President, and the judicial branch of the Supreme Court of the United States. This paper outlines the functions and qualifications of members of these branches. In the event of a conflict between legislative and the executive branches, the decision of the Supreme Court is final and binding.
The purpose of this article on government of the United States is to familiarize the reader with the basic concepts an average person needs to have to understand how the ...