The US government

[Sinister Intents]

Hello peoples. Could someone please elaborate on the US government for me? What type is it? What're its functionings? What ever else pertains to this? Thanks

I'd research myself, but I drive too much lately for this to occur

[Slavic]

Pretty broad question but to break it down.

The US government is comprised of three entities.
Executive, Judiciary, and Legislative

Legislative entity concerns itself primarily with the creation of laws and determining budgets for government programs. This entity is comprised of elected officials across the US.

Executive entity concerns itself primarily with running government programs, ie. Military, Education, Infrastructure etc. This entity is headed by an elective official, the President, and is staffed by unelected workers.

The Judiciary entity concerns itself primarily with determining if laws created by the legislative and programs run by the executive comply with US law and ultimately with the constitution.

Is there anything specific that you want to know?

[Sinister Intents]

That's basically what I was looking for to be completely honest, but perhaps more elaboration on certain points. I don't remember any of what I learned in high school.

[Slavic]

That's basically what I was looking for to be completely honest, but perhaps more elaboration on certain points. I don't remember any of what I learned in high school.

Legislative:

Comprised of two branches, The House and The Senate.

The House is comprised of elected officials, these officials represent districts across the US, these districts are "drawn" to match populations so each district is "equal" to one another.

The Senate is comprised of elected officials, these officials represent each state. Each state votes for two senate officials.

All of these elections are conducted by the general populace in each respective district/state.

Both the House and the Senate can create laws and budgets, but said proposed laws and budgets must get majority approval in both the House and the Senate before they are finalized.

The Executive:

The Executive is more hierarchical than the Legislative. The President is elected by the US population at large and heads the entire Executive branch.

Under him are his secretaries which manage large government departments, ie. Defense, Education, Justice, etc. These secretaries are not elected but appointed by the President but these appointments must be approved by the Senate of the Legislative.

Ultimately the purpose of the Executive is to enforce US laws and manage US programs. Enforcing criminal laws, managing a standing army, creating education curriculum, maintaining infrastructure, etc. Different departments oversee each of these responsibilities and are staffed by unelected workers, "civil servants".

The Judiciary:

The Judiciary is comprised of different tiers of Courts, each of which hold authority over their respective jurisdiction. The judges in these tiers are appointed by the President.

The bottom tier is the District Courts which hold jurisdiction over a certain geographical area. They are tasked with rendering judgement onto those who are found to be in violation of US law. They also hear challenges to US laws.

The middle tier is the Circuit Courts which holds jurisdiction over groupings of District Courts. They perform the same functions of the District Courts but the cases that come to them are appeals from the lower tier. Those who feel that their verdict was unfair or illegal under a District Cour appeal to this tier.

The top tier is the Supreme Court which holds jurisdiction over the entire US. This court functions int he same way as the Circuit Courts in that it receives appeals from those who went through the District and Circuit Courts.

[Sinister Intents]

Thanks comrade! I feel like I'm understanding it again