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 The government of the United States, established by the U.S. Constitution, is a federal republic of individual states. The laws of the United States are contained in Acts of Congress; administrative regulations, and judicial cases interpreting the statutes and regulations. The federal government has three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial. Through a system of "checks and balances", each of these branches has some authority to act on its own, some authority to regulate the other two branches, and has some of its authority, in turn, regulated by one or two other branches.  The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States of America, and chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. Owing to the superpower status of the United States, the American president is widely considered to be the most powerful person on earth and is usually one of the world's best-known public figures. The president chairs the U.S. Cabinet, appoints heads of departments and federal judges. The power of the office has grown significantly, and the incumbent often lays out the legislative agenda and sets the lead in policy-making for the government. The United States was the first nation to create the office of president as the head of state in a modern republic, established with the Constitution of the United States in 1787. The first election was held in 1789. The 1st President was George Washington, and the 43rd and current president is George W. Bush. Once elected, the president is limited to serve two, four-year terms, and only natural-born U.S. citizens of age 35 and older are eligible to serve. A president is elected through direct elections that determine each U.S. state's votes in the electoral college, which in turn casts the vote for the president. (more)
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