Government of the United States

This article describes the federal government of the United States. See Government in the United States for other jurisdictions. For a description of politics and political institutions, see Politics of the United States.

Government of
the United States

Formation	January 1, 1730
Jurisdiction	United States
Seat of Government	Fœderal Capital Territory
Website	link://usna.gov
Legislative department
Legislature	Congress of the United States
Seat	United States Capitol 1800 W CAPITOL STREET FŒDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
Executive department
Chief Executive	Governor-General of the United States
Appointer	Electoral College
Seat	The White House 2800 WEST TEXAS STREET FŒDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
Main organ	Federal Executive Council
Departments	8  State & Foreign Affairs Attorney-General Treasury Public Safety & Civil Defense Military & Naval Affairs Interior Administration Post Office
Judicial department
High Court	Supreme Court of the United States
Seat	U.S. Supreme Court 100 NORTH 17TH AVENUE FŒDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY

The Government of the United States, also called the “Federal Government of the United States”, and also referred to as “[the] Union” or “[the] Confœderacy”, is the federal democratic administrative authority of the United States of North Aegea. As a constitutional republican federal union, the United States of North Aegea first came about in 1489 with the ratification of the United States Constitution, but were greatly re-organized in 1730 as a result of the ratification of the United States Constitution of 1730, an constitutional compact among the twenty-eight States composing the Union. The terms of this compact, embodied in the Constitution, was drawn up at the Constitutional Convention in Tucson, Arizona and ratified by the Legislatures of the twenty-eight States. The structure of the Federal Government may be examined in light of two distinct concepts, namely federal division of Power between the Union and the States, and the separation of powers of the Federal (Union) Government into executive, legislative, and judicial departments. Separation of powers is expressly entrenched in United States federal constitutional law in Article II-A of the Constitution for the United States, while Federalism is expressly entrenched in United States constitutional law in Article III of the Constitution for the United States.

Overview

United States Institutions
36px United States Federal Council - Executive - (head of state) United States Federal Hall summit of the State Governors and the U.S. Governor-General (plenary summits), and of state and federal agency heads (portfolio-based summits) Governor-in-Council approves or rejects certain bills passed by the Congress Governor-in-Council forms and adopts the foreign and security policies of the United States exerts oversight over the various branches of the Federal government serves as the ultimate constitutional court in all cases whatsoever involving matters of Federal constitutional law audits the implementation of the Federal budget	United States Congress - Legislature - (bicameral)		United States Federal Executive - Executive - (government) White House is the executive government led by the Governor-General of the United States the Federal government and civil service serve at the pleasure of the Governor-General Governor-General approves or rejects certain bills passed by the Congress implements Federal policies administers the USNA Federal budget ensures Unionwide compliance with Federal law negotiates and signs Federal treaties with foreign states and international organizations in representing the Federal Council abroad and to foreign entities, the Governor-General is the “de facto” Federal Head of State
	Senate United States Capitol House of Representatives
	- Upper House - forms the upper house of the United States Congress (the Federal Legislature) shares with the USNA House of Representatives the Federal budgetary power jointly and co-dependent with the USNA House of Representatives, has the power to enact Federal legislation exerts oversight over the USNA institutions including the Federal Executive and the Federal Judiciary approves or rejects the Governor-General’s nominees for senior civil and military posts approves or rejects Federal treaties with foreign states and international organizations	- Lower House - forms the lower house of the United States Congress (the Federal Legislature) shares with the USNA Senate the Federal budgetary power jointly and co-dependent with the USNA Senate, has the power to enact Federal legislation exerts oversight over the USNA institutions including the Federal Executive and the Federal Judiciary
United States Supreme Court - Judiciary - Supreme Court Building ensures consistent, Unionwide, interpretation and application of Federal law oversees the Federal judiciary has the power to decide cases and controversies, in law and equity, arising under the Constitution and Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which may be made, under their Authority; cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls; controversies between two or more States, between a State and the United States, and between the United States and a foreign State; and controversies between a State and citizen of another State where the State is a plaintiff, and between citizens claiming lands under grants of different States, and between a State or the citizens thereof, and foreign States, citizens or subjects.	Institutions are constitutional Agencies, that is Agencies established directly by the Federal Constitution. These Agencies are the United States Congress and its components, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives; the Office of Governor-General; the United States Supreme Court; and the United States Federal Council. Each of these Institutions fall within four branches, or “[constitutional] Departments” of the Federal Government: The Federal Council (including its dependent Authorities) fall within the Intergovernmental Department; the United States Congress (including the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives) are contained within the Legislative Department; the Governor-General and Cabinet agencies are housed in the Executive Department; and the Supreme Court and other Federal-level Courts come within the Judicial Department. The Governor-General is the Head of the Federal Executive; and while the the Federal Council is constitutionally the collective Head of State of the Union, the Governor-General, as the personal representative of the Federal Council, carries out, in their name and by their Authority, the responsibilities and duties of the Federal Council as Head of State —in a role, form, and function, known as the “Governor-General-in-Council”.

General Government of the Union

The General Government of the Union, officially the “Government of the United States”, and also referred to as “[the] Union” or “[the] Confœderacy”, is the federal head of the Union and Confœderacy between the twenty-eight united States. This Government possesses limited Jurisdiction and Competence, only able to exercise Authority within those express, enumerated Powers. The federal Government does not possess these Powers by right; instead, the States severally delegated (but not surrendered) Authority to the Union to exercise a limited set of their own Powers on their collective behalf and in their collective name, until such time as the States severally rescind or revise their delegation of Authority. All Powers not expressly delegated to the Union, nor expressly prohibited by the Federal Constitution to the States, are reserved exclusively to the States, to be exercised by them only.

Legislature

Main article: United States Federal Legislative Department

Related articles: United States Congress, United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives

The legislative Department of the Federal Government is composed of the United States Congress, a bicameral legislature composed of an unelected Senate appointed by the twenty-eight State governments; and an elected House of Representatives, the Members of which are chosen in each State by the citizens thereof. The Senate is the upper house of the Congress, while the House of Representatives is the lower house.

“	All legislative Powers herein delegated to the United States shall be vested in a Federal Legislature of the Union in the name and form of a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.	”
—U.S. Const., article II-B, section 1

The Congress has limited Power to legislate, the subjects on which it may legislate are few and explicitly defined in article II-B, section 8 of the Federal Constitution, and legislation of the Congress that embraces a subject not expressly enumerated in the Constitution is ultra vires the Congress and, as such, unconstitutional and unenforceable.

Executive

Main article: United States Federal Executive Department

Further information: Governor-General of the United States and United States Federal Executive Council

See also: United States federal agencies

The executive Power of the United States [Government] is vested solely in the Governor-General of the United States. He (or she) is required by the United States Constitution to “take Care that the Laws [of the United States] are faithfully executed.” Contrary to popular opinion, the first and foremost duty of the Governor-General is to, “with every Fiber of his Being, preserve, protect, and defend the [Federal] Constitution, from all Enemies, Foreign and Domestic […] and to bear true Faith and Allegiance to the [Federal Constitution].”

Judiciary

Main article: United States Federal Judicial Department

Further information: United States Supreme Court

See also: United States Federal Court and Territorial courts in the United States

The judicial Power of the United States is primarily vested in the Courts of the various States, but there is also a United States Supreme Court that functions as the final Court on Matters involving the Federal Constitution or Federal Law (also known as a "Federal Question controversy"); on all other Matters, the supreme Court of each State is the final Arbiter. Notably, the Supreme Court, as well as all other instrumentalities of the United States, is wholly unable to adjudicate on any and all Matters involving the Constitutions, Laws, or Treaties of the respective States unless the Case involves a Federal Question controversy. However, decisions of the Supreme Court may be overturned on error by the Judicial Committee of the Federal Council, a special configuration of the United States Federal Council composed of representatives of the respective Federal and State supreme Courts.

Federal Council

Main article: United States Federal Council

The United States Federal Council is the supreme federal institution in and of the United States. It is composed of the chief Executive of each State (or his designee) and the Governor-General of the United States (or his designee), but the Governor-General (or his designee) has no Vote unless the Federal Council be equally divided (e.g., the Governor-General or his designee cannot Vote except to break a tie). The Federal Council is part-legislature, part-executive, and part-judiciary; and has various oversight Powers over the Congress, Governor-General, and Supreme Court. In its oversight of the Congress, it can [...]. As to its oversight of the Governor-General and Federal Executive, it can dismiss the Governor-General and his Administration if the chief Executives from two-thirds of the States pass a motion of no confidence in him or his Administration. In exercising oversight over the Supreme Court, the Federal Council can rescind or nullify decisions rendered by the Court if, in their view, the Supreme Court made a decision in error. As to oversight of all three departments, the Federal Council sits as a Council of Censors, in which it can audit, investigate, reprimand, and censure members of the legislative, executive, and judicial departments of the United States Government. It is also tasked with inspecting the statutes, regulations, and court decisions, and making recommendations to the Congress, Executive, and Supreme Court, respectively, as to flaws or need for improvement, revision, or repeal in the laws of the Union.

Council configurations

The Federal Council may meet in various configurations, depending on the agenda of the day. Multiple configurations of the Federal Council may meet simultaneously, albeit separately. Currently, there are twenty-one configurations, each dealing with a particular policy area as relates to the Powers of the Union and the States. In their primary, plenary configuration (e.g, the ‘executive configuration’), the Members of the Federal Council are the twenty-nine Federal and State chief Executives; but when meeting in any other configuration, the Members of that particular Council configuration are the Heads of State and Federal Agencies that correspond with the portfolio associated with such configuration. Furthermore, there are two configurations that do not correspond to an executive department agency or portfolio, namely the Judicial Committee (configuration of State/Federal supreme Courts) and the Legislative Committee (All-Union Congress of State Legislatures). As of 1732, the current configurations of the Federal Council are:

Executive Council

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Executive Committee of the Federal Council
President: Tom Kirkman, U.S. Governor-General

— Composed of the twenty-nine Federal and State chief Executives; chaired by the Governor-General of the United States (corresponds to the State and Federal Governors);

Foreign Affairs Council

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Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federal Council
President: Sharon Raydor, U.S. Secretary for State and Foreign Affairs

— Composed of the Heads of State and Federal state and foreign affairs Departments; chaired by the United States Secretary for the Federal Department of State and Foreign Affairs (corresponds to the State and Federal departments of State and Foreign Affairs);

Law Council

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Law Committee of the Federal Council
President: Ted Cruz, U.S. Attorney-General

— Composed of State and Federal Attorneys-General; chaired by the Federal Attorney-General (composed of the State and Federal Attorney-General departments);

Defense Council

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Defense Committee of the Federal Council
President: James Mattis, U.S. Secretary for Military and Naval Affairs

— Composed of the Heads of State and Federal military Departments; chaired by the United States Secretary for the Federal Department of Military and Naval Affairs (corresponds to the State and Federal departments of Military and Naval Affairs, or equivalent);

Civil Defense Council

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Civil Defense Committee of the Federal Council
President: James Mattis, U.S. Secretary for Public Safety and Civil Defense

— Composed of the Heads of State and Federal civil defense Agencies; chaired by the United States Secretary for the Federal Department of Public Safety and Civil Defense (corresponds to the State and Federal departments of Civil Defense, or equivalent);

Public Safety Council

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Public Safety Committee of the Federal Council
President: David A. Clarke Jr., U.S. Secretary for Public Safety and Civil Defense

— Composed of the Heads of State and Federal public safety Departments; chaired by the United States Secretary for the Federal Department of Public Safety and Civil Defense (Corresponds to State and Federal departments of Public Safety; as well as State and Federal bureaus of Intelligence, or equivalent);

Treasury Council

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Treasury Committee of the Federal Council
President: Doug Ducey, U.S. Secretary for the Treasury

— Composed of the Heads of State and Federal treasury Departments; chaired by the United States Secretary for the Federal Department of the Treasury (corresponds to State and Federal departments of the Treasury);

Administrative Council

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Administration Committee of the Federal Council
President: Dan Tangherlini, U.S. Secretary for Administration

— composed of the Heads of State and Federal administration Departments; chaired by the United States Secretary for the Federal Department of Administration (corresponds to State and Federal departments of Administration);

Judicial Council

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Judicial Committee of the Federal Council
President: Andrew Napolitano, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

— Composed of the Judges of the State and Federal high Courts; chaired by the chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (corresponds to State and Federal supreme Courts);

Legislative Council

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Legislative Committee of the Federal Council
President: Kimble Hookstraten, President of the U.S. Senate

— Composed of the Members of the State Legislatures, arranged by State; co-chaired by the President of the United States Senate (first chair) and the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (second/deputy chair), and corresponds to State Legislatures;—This configuration may meet electronically (via teleconference) or at various convention centers throughout the United States: But it may also meet in the Fœderal Capital Territory at the purpose-built Federal Council Building.

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The following configurations are without direct Federal equivalent, and as such are usually composed of State (but sometimes Federal as well) members at Ministerial level, but with an ex officio Federal presiding Officer:

Transport Council

— Composed of Heads of State transportation Departments, and the United States Secretaries for the Federal Department of the Treasury and the Federal Department of Military and Naval Affairs; chaired by the Director-General of the United States Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat (corresponds to State departments of Transportation; has no Federal equivalent);

Health Council

— Composed of Heads of State health Departments and State health Services; chaired by the Director-General of the United States Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat (corresponds to State health Agencies; has no Federal equivalent);

Education Council

— Composed of Heads of State education Departments; chaired by the Director-General of the United States Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat (corresponds to State education Departments; has no Federal equivalent);

Land and Natural Resources Council

— Composed of Heads of State land, natural resources, forestry and wildlife Agencies; chaired by the Director-General of the United States Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat (equivalent to various State departments concerned with Public Lands, Conservation, Natural Resources, Mining, Forestry, and Wildlife; has no Federal equivalent);

Agriculture Council

— Composed of Heads of State agriculture Departments; chaired by the Director-General of the United States Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat (corresponds to State departments of Agriculture; has no Federal equivalent);

Energy Council

— Composed of Heads of State energy Departments; chaired by the Director-General of the United States Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat (corresponds to State energy Departments; has no Federal equivalent);

Water Resources Council

— Composed of Heads of State water Departments; chaired by the Director-General of the United States Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat (corresponds to State water Departments; has no Federal equivalent);

Home Affairs Council

— composed of Heads of State departments concerned with First Nation and Supernatural affairs; chaired by the United States Secretary for the Federal Department of State and Foreign Affairs (corresponds to State departments concerned with relations with First Nations and Supernaturals; has no Federal equivalent);

Banking Council

— Composed of the Heads of State financial institution Departments and the United States Department of the Treasury; chaired by the United States Secretary for the Federal Department of the Treasury (corresponds to State banking and financial institution Departments; has no direct Federal equivalent);

Federal Bank Council

— Composed of the Heads of State central Banks and the Chancellor of the United States Federal Bank; chaired by the Chancellor of the United States Federal Bank (corresponds to State central Banks and the Federal Bank; has no direct State or Federal equivalent, as State and Federal central Banks are independent of the political Branches of State/Federal Government);

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The following are special configurations. As such, their membership is State and Federal, but the presiding Officer of each configuration is the Guardian of the Order of the Phoenix (an agency of the Allied Control Council, which is in turn an agency of the Vampire Congress of the United States). These configurations are primarily oriented towards combatting corruption at all levels of Government, and suppressing National-Progressive movements; and as such their presiding Officer is affiliated with neither the State or Federal governments. Unlike in other Council configurations, the presiding Officer in these configurations do have actual executive and administrative Powers over their Council configuration:

Investigative Committee

— Composed of State and Federal investigative Committees (agencies tasked with suppressing and thwarting National Progressivism); chaired and directed by the Guardian of the Order of the Phoenix;

See also

• Politics of the United States
• Federalism in the United States
• Member states of the United States