-It is a federal republic.
-The president is the head of state and the chief executive.
-The president is in addition the commander in chief of the armed forces.
-The legislature consists of two houses, namely the house of representatives and the senate.
-The federal government is composed of union Republic and autonomous republics which have their own government responsible for running affairs such education, health, transport, law and order.
-The federal government is in charge of running the whole country through the congress in areas such as national defence, foreign affairs and currency.
-The country has a party political system with two main parties. These are Democratic and Republican parties.
-There is separation of power, for instance, the legislature in the congress are separated from the judges of the supreme court. Similarly, the executive i.e the president and his cabinet have no role to play in law-making process or the administration of justice.
-The federal government intervenes incase of conflict between the states and makes the final decision through the Supreme Court. However, states can negotiate between themselves without involving the federal government.
Kavungya answered the question on April 19, 2019 at 13:50
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