Legislative (makes laws)
- Congress
- Senate
- 100 elected senators (2 per state)
- Each term is 6 years (no term limits)
- House of Representatives
- 435 voting representatives (number per state dependent on population
- Each term is 2 years (no term limit)
- Various agencies (provide support for congress; examples include the Congressional Budget Office, the Library of Congress, and U.S. Capitol Police)
- Senate
Executive (carries out laws)
- President
- Vice President
- Cabinet
- 23 members (including the Secretary of State, the heads of the Executive Departments)
- Nominated by the president and approved by the senate with at least 51 votes)
- Executive Office of the President (includes the National Security Council, Office of National Drug Control Policy, among others)
- Executive Departments (includes the Department of Health and Human Services)
Judicial (interprets laws)
- Supreme Court
- 9 judges
- Nominated by the president and approved by the senate with at least 51 votes
- Other Federal Courts
