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  1. 2 days ago · The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the frame of the federal government.

  2. 3 days ago · The Supreme Court has ruled that this clause makes most of the Bill of Rights as applicable to the states as it is to the federal government, as well as to recognize substantive and procedural requirements that state laws must satisfy.

  3. 4 days ago · Basic Qualifications: Age, Citizenship and Residency. According to the Constitution, there are just three basic qualifications for being president: Age: The person must be at least 35 years old.

  4. 1 day ago · Composed of three branches, all headquartered in Washington, D.C., the federal government is the national government of the United States. It is regulated by a strong system of checks and balances.

  5. 2 days ago · References. External links. Elections in the United States. An 1846 painting by George Caleb Bingham showing a polling judge administering an oath to a voter. In the politics of the United States, elections are held for government officials at the federal, state, and local levels.

  6. 4 days ago · In contrast to many countries with parliamentary forms of government, where the office of president, or head of state, is mainly ceremonial, in the United States the president is vested with great authority and is arguably the most powerful elected official in the world.

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  8. 4 days ago · Coordinates: 38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W. The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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