Learn about the powers of the Presidency, the Congress, and the Supreme Court; the rights the Bill of Rights guarantees; and the balance between the states and the federal government.
Chief of state, chief executive, commander in chief — the constitutional powers and roles of the President.
Explore →The legislative powers of the House and Senate, from taxation and war to impeachment and oversight.
Explore →How the state and federal judicial systems are organized, from trial courts to the Supreme Court.
Explore →The division of power between the national government and the states — expressed, reserved, and denied powers.
Explore →The freedoms guaranteed by the first ten amendments, and how the courts have interpreted them.
Explore →More than 350 terms of American government defined — an A–Z reference from affirmative action to habeas corpus.
Explore →How presidents have exercised emergency authority, and the limits the Constitution and Congress place on it.
Explore →A record of presidential national-emergency declarations under the National Emergencies Act.
Explore →The constitutional process for removing a president, judge, or other official from office.
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