What is the US's political system?

Question

By that I mean how are candidates for the presidency chosen, how come there are only two candidates?

How do they pass new laws? Where?

Could someone please give me a summary of it all please? I live in the UK and find it all so confusing and would really like to know so I can relate the news in the US to their political system.

Thanks

Answer 1

The United States is a Constitutional Republic.

It is not a "Democracy" .....for many reasons. Besides that word is over-used and almost always mis-used.

There is no official "two-party system" as some think....there are actually many candidates on the ballots. We have Greens, Communist, Socialists and other leftist parties that have a equal shot at power.

The US government is composed of three branches.

Congress, composed of two separate bodies of elected officials, the Senate and the House of Representatives, makes laws.

The Executive Branch includes the President and his cabinet and all the Departments (in the UK, Ministries) of government.

The Judicial branch is all the courts, highest of which is the US Supreme Court.

Each of these three branches shares powers and they also monitor each other in a series called "checks and balances" to ensure no one gets too much power. Despite what the press says, our President is very limited in power to control things.

Read the link I'm providing. It's made for schoolkids, but it gives a very graphic overview of how the US government works.

Answer 2

Fairly, officials are essentially the winners of a national popularity contest. Most states hold primaries which is a cattle call for anyone interested in becoming president.
The requirement is essentially money. Money lubricates the process. Money is used to make the populace aware of the candidate. The primary process winnows the potential candidates because unless they consistant win in the primaries (state beauty contests) the donors of their money redirect their money to those with more of a possiblity of winning.
Essentially it is so expensive, but the end of the process there are typically only two candidates representing the major parties, again because on the major parties can afford to promote thier candidates throughout the entire process.

Answer 3

usa is a republic. There are only two big parties that rules in washington. Democrates and Republicans. Hence the fact that there are only two major candidates for each seat and for the presidant post. First the partys elect their candidates throws prelimeneray election. And then the people chois among them, Washington (the capital) has two houses that constitute laws. Johan ps Get a look at the tv series West Wing if you can. ds

Answer 4

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Answer 5

there are two MAJOR parties - there are tons of Presidential candidates in every election - take Ralph Nader for instance - seriously, take him - take him and throw him into the Thames

but throughout history it seems humans find it easier to have just two MAIN candidates to select from - unfortunately

the US form of gov't and the British form of gov't are very similar

in the USA we have Congress which has about 280 something representatives that are elected
Congress formulates bills, which if pass a majority vote in Congress, move up to a vote in Senate, Senate can send the bill back to congress for amendments, sit on their hands indefinitely, or vote 'yes' on the bill (again by majority) to then send the bill to Presidunce Bu**sh** who can then veto or sign the bill - signing the bill at this point makes the bill "law"

Answer 6

We are a Democratic republic. We share half of the characteristics of the republic and half of the democratic.

Answer 7

Control the world, no matter what it will cost from money or people.
Jewess System!

Answer 8

democracy
free elections