Political system of the USA Přemysl Žaloudek
Dec 19, 2015
Legislative power
The administrator of legislative power is Congress → 2 chambers : Senate (100 ) representative hall (435 )
Members of the congress are directly voted by inhabitants every 2 years
The number of the representatives depends on number of inhabitans in each state
Congress
All legislative power Most important thing congress has to do is to
propose, discusss and ratify every testament before it goes to president
The session of congress is 2 years Controls the legislative power Levy war
The Cabinet
Vice president and 15 departments (treasury departments, department of defence , ministry of health …)
They cooperate with congressional committee
Some of the ministers are the most important advisers of the president
President
Negotiats international treaties Allows or disallows legal acts Nominats judges Supreme army commander Leader of the executive power
Barack Hussein Obama
First Afro-American president
Father from Kenya, mother from USA
Senator from the state of Illinois
Holder of the Nobel peace price
White house
House and workplace of the president
The white house has-131 rooms , 3kitchens , 31 bathrooms ,16 bedrooms,8 stairways, 3 elevators ,
5000 visitors a day,1 825 000 a year
Vice President
Second highest function of the executive power
In case the president can't hold an office anymore, the vice president takes his place
Presiding senate One of the 4 National Security Committee
Judicial power
Interpretates the laws which has been testified by the congress
Judicial authorities are : Supreme court and Federal court
American holidays
15.1. - Martin's Luther King's birthday 12.2. - Lincoln's birthday 14.2. - Valentine's day 17.2. - President's day 22.2. - Washington's birthday 17.3. - St. Patrick's day 18.5. - Armed forces day 6.6. - D Day 14.6. - Flag day 4.7. - Independence day 1.9 - Labor day 31.10- Halloween
American holidays part II.
11.11 - Veteran's day 27.11 - Thanksgiving day 7.12 - Pearl Harbor day
And a lot more holidays but I don't want you to get bored :)
Independence day
4.7 – more common name July Fourth or Fourth of July
Public holiday in the USA Celebrating the acceptation of the
Declaration of Independence on Great Britan (4.7.1776)
The celebration is connected with parades , fire-works and of course drinking
Armed forces day
Celebrated on the third saturday in may The day way created in 1949 to honor
Americans serving in the five U.S. Military branches – the Army , Navy , Marines , Air force and Coast Guard
In 1962, President Kennedy established Armed Forces Day as an official holiday. The United States' longest running city-sponsored Armed Forces Day Parade is held in Bremerton, Washington
Valentine's day
Is an annual celebration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions.
The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Valentine and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 500 AD
It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards known as "valentines"
Relations between CZE x USA
Czech citizens – don't need Visas anymore – you can make them but it's useless
Czech embassy is in Washinghton D.C.
American citizens – don't need Visas – they are free to enter the Czech Republic
American embassy is in Prague