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  2. The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district and national capital of Washington, D ...

  3. Federal government. The United States is a constitutional federal republic, in which the president (the head of state and head of government ), Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments.

  4. The federal government of the United States has three branches of government: the legislature, executive, and judiciary, as established in the United States Constitution.

  5. 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 [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789.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 national frame and constrains the powers of the federal government.

  6. Learn about the three branches of the Federal Government and the hundreds of agencies and commissions that carry out its functions. Find out how elections and voting are administered by state and local governments under the U.S. Constitution.

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