)imports: 4.808 million metric tons (2020 est. Since 1996, dividends and capital gains have grown faster than wages or any other category of after-tax income. )Canadian dollars per US dollar: 1, 1.308 (2017 est. Each state is allocated two senators regardless of its population. note: data are in current year dollars$2.546 trillion (2019 est.) NMFS announces a U.S. stakeholder meeting open to the public to discuss North Pacific albacore (NPALB) management. The United States Constitution does not specifically mention the power of judicial review (the power to declare a law unconstitutional). 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In addition, there are government-owned corporations such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. In India, the Assistant Secretary will participate in the India-U.S. Forum. From this provision were created congressional committees, which do the work of drafting legislation and conducting congressional investigations into national matters. In July 2010, the former president signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a law designed to promote financial stability by protecting consumers from financial abuses, ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, dealing with troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and improving accountability and transparency in the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. Tribes are currently encouraged to form their own governments, with power resting in elected tribal councils, elected tribal chairpersons, or religiously appointed leaders (as is the case with pueblos). )8.05% (2020 est. The Bankruptcy Courts are "under" the supervision of the district courts, and, as such, are not considered part of the "Article III" judiciary. )note: revenues exclude social contributions of approximately $1.0 trillion; expenditures exclude social benefits of approximately $2.3 trillion, 126.39% of GDP (2020 est. Assistant Secretary Lu will also meet with senior Indian officials to discuss ways in which the United States and India can further expand energy, trade, security, and human rights cooperation. )$516.701 billion (31 December 2019 est. McKinley) is the highest point (6,190 m) in North America and Death Valley the lowest point (-86 m) on the continent, note 2: the western coast of the United States and southern coast of Alaska lie along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire, note 3: the Aleutian Islands are a chain of volcanic islands that divide the Bering Sea (north) from the main Pacific Ocean (south); they extend about 1,800 km westward from the Alaskan Peninsula; the archipelago consists of 14 larger islands, 55 smaller islands, and hundreds of islets; there are 41 active volcanoes on the islands, which together form a large northern section of the Ring of Firenote 4: Mammoth Cave, in west-central Kentucky, is the world's longest known cave system with more than 650 km (405 miles) of surveyed passageways, which is nearly twice as long as the second-longest cave system, the Sac Actun underwater cave in Mexico - the world's longest underwater cave system (see "Geography - note" under Mexico); note 5: Kazumura Cave on the island of Hawaii is the world's longest and deepest lava tube cave; it has been surveyed at 66 km (41 mi) long and 1,102 m (3,614 ft) deep note 6: Bracken Cave outside of San Antonio, Texas is the world's largest bat cave; it is the summer home to the largest colony of bats in the world; an estimated 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats roost in the cave from March to October making it the world's largest known concentration of mammalsnote 7: the US is reliant on foreign imports for 100% of its needs for the following strategic resources - Arsenic, Cesium, Fluorspar, Gallium, Graphite, Indium, Manganese, Niobium, Rare Earths, Rubidium, Scandium, Tantalum, Yttrium; see Appendix H: Strategic Materials for further detailsnote 8: three food crops are generally acknowledged to be native to areas of what is now the United States: cranberries, pecans, and sunflowers, 337,341,954 (2022 est. ), forest revenues: 0.04% of GDP (2018 est. Duplication, competition, and a lack of coordination plagued previous U.S. intelligence and . )refined petroleum consumption: 20,542,900 bbl/day (2019 est. ), 6.6445 (2016 est. The structure of central governments The Tenth Amendment prohibits the federal government from exercising any power not delegated to it by the Constitution; as a result, states handle the majority of issues most relevant to individuals within their jurisdiction. A State Supreme Court, other than of its own accord, is bound only by the U.S. Supreme Court's interpretation of federal law, but is not bound by interpretation of federal law by the federal court of appeals for the federal circuit in which the state is included, or even the federal district courts located in the state, a result of the dual sovereigns concept. CSAF, CMSAF visit CENTCOM. The United States government's primary foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency is the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (Others, like India, are in transition between these approaches.) )forest: 33.3% (2018 est. Once confirmed, these "cabinet officers" serve at the pleasure of the president. )solar: 3.2% of total installed capacity (2020 est. US Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) sits hove-to ice on the frozen Ross Sea, Antarctica, on 6 January 2022. The United States thus benefits from its decentralized administration. The full name of the republic is "United States of America". There is unified government, which appears when the President and both houses of congress share the same party. the US is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949 the US military has 11 regional- or functionally-based joint service "combatant" commands: Africa Command; Central Command, Cyber Command, European Command, Indo-Pacific Command, Northern Command, Southern Command, Space Command, Special Operations Command, Strategic Command, and Transportation Command Congress officially created the US military . )geothermal: 0.4% of total installed capacity (2020 est. central government and local governance institutions. Many newer systems have SEER ratings as high as 26. At the same time, businesses face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. Neal McCluskey. The three branches of the government are as discussed below. One dimension of government is the burden of taxation. Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") Chair Jerome Powell spoke at a symposium hosted by the Swedish Central Bank on Tuesday. The power of the federal courts extends both to civil actions for damages and other redress, and to criminal cases arising under federal law. It did not disturb federal jurisdiction in cases in which a state government is a plaintiff and a citizen of another state the defendant. Tribal governments vary in robustness, from a simple council used to manage all aspects of tribal affairs, to large and complex bureaucracies with several branches of government. )euros per US dollar: 0.885 (2017 est. The Supreme Courts of each state are by this doctrine the final authority on the interpretation of the applicable state's laws and Constitution. Members of the House and Senate are elected by first-past-the-post voting in every state except Louisiana and Georgia, which have runoffs, and Maine and Alaska, which use ranked-choice voting. Article II section II establishes that all federal judges are to be appointed by the president and confirmed by the United States Senate. The Constitution stipulates only that each state must have, "a Republican Government". )1 (2019 est. The number of representatives each state has in the House is based on each state's population as determined in the most recent United States Census. "[12] Many presidential actions are undertaken via executive orders, presidential proclamations, and presidential memoranda. The following is a guest post by James Martin, a Collections and Outreach Specialist, in observation of Constitution Day on September 17, 2011.. Indian government bond yields ended largely unchanged on Wednesday amid consolidation ahead of inflation readings for India and the United States, to gauge further moves by central banks in both . This meeting is intended to prepare for potential discussions at the 2023 annual meetings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Northern Committee (WCPFC NC) on . Imported oil accounts for more than 50% of US consumption and oil has a major impact on the overall health of the economy. Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service). [37] The only significant exception to this is the disenfranchisement of convicted felons, and in some states former felons as well. ), improved: urban: 99.8% of populationrural: 98.9% of populationtotal: 99.7% of populationunimproved: urban: 0.2% of populationrural: 11.1% of populationtotal: 0.3% of population (2020 est. This time, it was decided that a government system based on federalism would be established. Each state has its own written constitution, government and code of laws. All State Governments are modeled after the Federal Government and consist of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. In the US, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. When citizens looked to the federal government to provide economic security during the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration responded by implementing the New Deal. In 2010 and 2011, the federal budget deficit reached nearly 9% of GDP. )hydroelectricity: 7% of total installed capacity (2020 est. The government of the Philippines is made up of three interdependent branches which are the legislative, the executive, and the judicial system. )exports of goods and services: 12.1% (2017 est. The president may not dissolve Congress, but has the power to adjourn Congress whenever the House and Senate cannot agree when to adjourn; no president has ever used this power. )$60,200 (2020 est. Emefiele has not been in the country for several . Separate from, but not entirely independent of, this federal court system are the court systems of each state, each dealing with, in addition to federal law when not deemed preempted, a state's own laws, and having its own court rules and procedures. The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) under the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the new law will reduce tax revenues and increase the federal deficit by about $1.45 trillion over the 2018-2027 period. The House of Representatives and Senate have separate roles in this process. The need for a united policy during the War of Independence led the thirteen states to draft and approve an organic document for a national government. )1 (2018 est. In March 2010, former President OBAMA signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), a health insurance reform that was designed to extend coverage to an additional 32 million Americans by 2016, through private health insurance for the general population and Medicaid for the impoverished. note: data are in current year dollars, China 18%, Mexico 15%, Canada 13%, Japan 6%, Germany 5% (2019), cars, crude petroleum, computers, broadcasting equipment, packaged medicines (2019), $716.152 billion (31 December 2021 est. By 1950, revenues had risen to 24 percent of GNP. ), production: 967,144,362,000 cubic meters (2021 est. However, government centralization . These and other examples are examined in more detail in the text below. ), total: 5.17 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 5.55 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est. The daily enforcement and administration of federal laws is in the hands of the various federal executive departments, created by Congress to deal with specific areas of national and international affairs. ), electrification - total population: 100% (2020), installed generating capacity: 1,143,266,000 kW (2020 est. ), fossil fuels: 59.9% of total installed capacity (2020 est. Congressional oversight is intended to prevent waste and fraud, protect civil liberties and individual rights, ensure executive compliance with the law, gather information for making laws and educating the public, and evaluate executive performance.[7]. From U.S. Three-quarters of all homes in the United States have air conditioners. The president may be impeached by a majority in the House and removed from office by a two-thirds majority in the Senate for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors". ), conventional long form: United States of Americaconventional short form: United Statesabbreviation: US or USAetymology: the name America is derived from that of Amerigo VESPUCCI (1454-1512) - Italian explorer, navigator, and cartographer - using the Latin form of his name, Americus, feminized to America, name: Washington, DCgeographic coordinates: 38 53 N, 77 02 Wtime difference: UTC-5 (during Standard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in Novembertime zone note: the 50 United States cover six time zonesetymology: named after George WASHINGTON (1732-1799), the first president of the United States, 50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Wake Islandnote: from 18 July 1947 until 1 October 1994, the US administered the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; it entered into a political relationship with all four political entities: the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with the US (effective 3 November 1986); the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 21 October 1986); the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 3 November 1986); Palau concluded a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 1 October 1994), 4 July 1776 (declared independence from Great Britain); 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain), history: previous 1781 (Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union); latest drafted July - September 1787, submitted to the Congress of the Confederation 20 September 1787, submitted for states' ratification 28 September 1787, ratification completed by nine of the 13 states 21 June 1788, effective 4 March 1789amendments: proposed as a "joint resolution" by Congress, which requires a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by at least two thirds of the state legislatures; passage requires ratification by three fourths of the state legislatures or passage in state-held constitutional conventions as specified by Congress; the US president has no role in the constitutional amendment process; amended many times, last in 1992, common law system based on English common law at the federal level; state legal systems based on common law, except Louisiana, where state law is based on Napoleonic civil code; judicial review of legislative acts, withdrew acceptance of compulsory ICJ jurisdiction in 2005; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2002, citizenship by birth: yescitizenship by descent only: yesdual citizenship recognized: no, but the US government acknowledges such situtations exist; US citizens are not encouraged to seek dual citizenship since it limits protection by the USresidency requirement for naturalization: 5 years, chief of state: President Joseph R. BIDEN, Jr. (since 20 January 2021); Vice President Kamala D. HARRIS (since 20 January 2021); note - the president is both chief of state and head of governmenthead of government: President Joseph R. BIDEN, Jr. (since 20 January 2021); Vice President Kamala D. HARRIS (since 20 January 2021)cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president, approved by the Senateelections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by the Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 3 November 2020 (next to be held on 5 November 2024)election results: 2020: Joseph R. BIDEN, Jr. elected president; electoral vote - Joseph R. BIDEN, Jr. (Democratic Party) 306, Donald J. TRUMP (Republican Party) 232; percent of direct popular vote - Joseph R. BIDEN Jr. 51.3%, Donald J. TRUMP 46.9%, other 1.8%2016: Donald J. TRUMP elected president; electoral vote - Donald J. TRUMP (Republican Party) 304, Hillary D. CLINTON (Democratic Party) 227, other 7; percent of direct popular vote - Hillary D. CLINTON 48.2%, Donald J. TRUMP 46.1%, other 5.7%, description: bicameral Congress consists of:Senate (100 seats; 2 members directly elected in each of the 50 state constituencies by simple majority vote except in Georgia and Louisiana which require an absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years)House of Representatives (435 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote except in Georgia which requires an absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 2-year terms)elections: Senate - last held on 8 November 2022 (next to be held on 3 November 2024)House of Representatives - last held on 8 November 2022 (next to be held on 3 November 2024)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 51, Republican Party 49; composition - men 75, women 25, percent of women 25% House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 222, Democratic Party 213; composition - men 307, women 128, percent of women 29.4%; note - total US Congress percent of women 28.6%note: in addition to the regular members of the House of Representatives there are 6 non-voting delegates elected from the District of Columbia and the US territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands; these are single seat constituencies directly elected by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term (except for the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico who serves a 4-year term); the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a full floor House vote; election of delegates last held on 8 November 2022 (next to be held on 3 November 2024), highest court(s): US Supreme Court (consists of 9 justices - the chief justice and 8 associate justices)judge selection and term of office: president nominates and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints Supreme Court justices; justices serve for lifesubordinate courts: Courts of Appeal (includes the US Court of Appeal for the Federal District and 12 regional appeals courts); 94 federal district courts in 50 states and territoriesnote: the US court system consists of the federal court system and the state court systems; although each court system is responsible for hearing certain types of cases, neither is completely independent of the other, and the systems often interact, Democratic Party [Jaime HARRISON]Green Party [collective leadership]Libertarian Party [Angela McARDLE]Republican Party [Ronna Romney MCDANIEL], ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), ANZUS, APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, EAPC, EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Quad, SAARC (observer), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNRWA, UN Security Council (permanent), UNTSO, UPU, USMCA, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC, 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; blue stands for loyalty, devotion, truth, justice, and friendship, red symbolizes courage, zeal, and fervency, while white denotes purity and rectitude of conduct; commonly referred to by its nickname of Old Glorynote: the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico, bald eagle; national colors: red, white, blue, name: "The Star-Spangled Banner"lyrics/music: Francis Scott KEY/John Stafford SMITHnote: adopted 1931; during the War of 1812, after witnessing the successful American defense of Fort McHenry in Baltimore following British naval bombardment, Francis Scott KEY wrote the lyrics to what would become the national anthem; the lyrics were set to the tune of "The Anacreontic Song"; only the first verse is sung, total World Heritage Sites: 24 (11 cultural, 12 natural, 1 mixed); note - includes one site in Puerto Ricoselected World Heritage Site locales: Yellowstone National Park (n); Grand Canyon National Park (n); Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (c); Independence Hall (c); Statue of Liberty (c); Yosemite National Park (n); Papahnaumokukea (m); Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point (c); The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (c); Mesa Verde National Park (c); Mammoth Cave National Park (n); Monticello (c); Olympic National Park (n). The Congress had no power to tax or to regulate trade; its primary functions were foreign relations, Indian affair, and western lands. )note:the US Census Bureau's 2020 census results show the US population as 331,449,281 as of 1 April 2020, White 61.6%, Black or African American 12.4%, Asian 6%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1.1%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.2%, other 8.4%, two or more races 10.2% (2020 est. A fear of central authority inhibited the creation of such a government, and widely shared political theory held that a republic could not adequately serve a large nation such as the United States. [38], Residents of Puerto Rico other than federal employees do not pay federal personal income taxes on income that has its source in Puerto Rico,[39][40] and do not pay most federal excise taxes (for example, the federal gasoline tax);[40] however, Puerto Ricans pay all other federal taxes, including the federal payroll taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare; the FUTA tax; and business, gift, and estate taxes. Central air conditioners are rated according to their seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER). Though inappropriate, the adjective "central" is also sometimes used to describe the government of a federation, such as in India. U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 386th Logistics Readiness Squadron pushed a palette of supplies off a C-17 Globemaster III to make room for compact pick-up trucks at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 12, 2023. )percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 34.6% (2014 est. The Justices of the Supreme Court are nominated by the president and must be approved by the Senate. Also as such, their judges do not have lifetime tenure, nor are they Constitutionally exempt from diminution of their remuneration. ), 3.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est. )$19.946 trillion (2020 est. ), improved: urban: 99.9% of populationrural: 99.7% of populationtotal: 99.9% of populationunimproved: urban: 0.1% of populationrural: 0.3% of populationtotal: 0.1% of population (2020 est. As a result, roughly 117 million metric tons of carbon dioxide are released into the air each year. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site. )$62,500 (2019 est. )wine: 1.67 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est. , vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii, highest point: Denali 6,190 m (Mount McKinley) (highest point in North America)lowest point: Death Valley (lowest point in North America) -86 mmean elevation: 760 mnote: Denali is one of the most striking features on the entire planet; at 20,310 feet, it is the crowning peak of the Alaska Range and the highest mountain on North America; it towers three and one-half vertical miles above its base, making it a mile taller from base to summit than Mt. One of the greatest long-term challenges facing the United States is the restoration of limited constitutional government. It is bicameral, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. Cleared for public release: distribution unlimited. In addition, each house may name special, or select, committees to study specific problems. )Japanese yen per US dollar: 111.10 (2017 est. ), municipal solid waste generated annually: 258 million tons (2015 est. Find government information on getting and funding an education in the U.S. Government Agencies and Elected Officials Find information for federal, state, and local government agencies and elected officials. Although state governments and the federal government are legally dual sovereigns, the Supreme Court of the United States is in many cases the appellate court from the State Supreme Courts (e.g., absent the Court countenancing the applicability of the doctrine of adequate and independent State grounds). ), 0.7634 (2013 est. Because the US economy is energy-intensive, falling oil prices since 2013 have alleviated many of the problems the earlier increases had created. ), $63,700 (2021 est. Total spending on healthcare - public plus private - rose from 9.0% of GDP in 1980 to 17.9% in 2010. All legislative bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives. Toggle navigation. Generally, an overarching national government is responsible for broader governance of larger territorial areas, while the smaller subdivisions, states, and cities govern the issues of local concern. Rocket Central is a centralized hub that delivers thoughtful and innovative solutions for Rocket Companies.We are the center of operations, technology, marketing, HR, legal, strategy and more . ), 6.1434 (2014 est. ), 108.76 (2016 est. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS .