American is composed of 50 federal. Columbia DC is the seat of the government of America . Established in 1787, American federal constitution is the world's first complete a written constitution, it provides America government organization, detailed description of the USA every department of the government's powers and duties. Since the constitution set the date, so far 200 years of history, in addition to the 26 article constitution has formally adopted the amendment, all remain in force.

    American constitution American government is a presidential republic. "Separation of the three powers" is the main principle USA political system. In accordance with the provisions of the constitution, the state power into legislative power, administrative power, judicial power in three parts, respectively by the Congress (Senate, house of Representatives Division), the president and the exercise of the court, and mutually restrict. American constitution America President American administrative. He is the head of state, is also the head of government; the president not accountable to parliament, responsible to the voters directly, which is the main feature of American President system.

    America constitution presidential candidate standards

    USA constitution, elected president must be born in USA:, 35 years of age, and living in more than 14 years of civil American. Presidential candidate by the party in the presidential election a few months before the selected. The president every four years election, election day specified in the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. This year American election day November 7th.

    American president elected indirectly, namely, first by the voters voted for the state's electoral (the number of electors in each state with the state the number of members in Congress are equal, all 50 states and the District of Columbia altogether has 538 Electors); and then by the state electoral group as the electoral college, concentrated in this state to elect the president and vice president. The majority of electoral votes (270) candidate for president and vice president.

    According to the regulations, the term of office of the president from the beginning of the presidential election year in January 20th next year. That day, on the steps of Houses of Parliament held the inauguration, supervised by the chief justice of the Supreme Court America oath prescribed by the constitution, article second. After the swearing in ceremony, the new president is usually the inaugural address, outlined the government's policy agenda. USA presidential term of 4 years, the number of term in two.

The world's first constitution

The early bourgeois constitution is a BritishThe unwritten constitutionIt is the middle of the seventeenth Century, the bourgeoisie and the feudalThe nobilityA compromise to each other for power in the process of. Through a series of gradual limitation of kingship and the expansion of the bourgeois political power in constitutional law, such as "the petition of right" "habeas corpus" "Law of succession to the throne"" act of Congress ", the constitutional law and political practice, judicialThe caseTogether with the British constitution, establishing the BritishConstitutional monarchyGovernment and ParliamentThe cabinet system.

America against British colonial ruleWar of independenceAfter the victory, in 1776 by the state delegates to the constitutional convention drafted "The articles of Confederation", the state approved after the entry into force in 1781 March, become America is the first written constitution in the world, created a written constitution era. 1787 September through the "constitution" America came into force in 1789 April, the constitution has established American federal system and toSeparation of the three powersAs the core of theThe presidential system. In 1791 France established the first constitution of the European continent, 1789The French RevolutionIn the birth of the "The declaration of human rights and civil rights"As the preamble of the constitution, set up under the ConstitutionThe French First Republic.

Britain is the world's earliest constitutional state, but the British constitution not formulate a unified, completeThe law codeBut, the constitution documents issued by the various historical periods, court cases and congressional practices.

American constitution is a capitalist country's first written constitution, it is based on the 1776USA war of independenceAfter the victory of the "The declaration of independence"And federal regulations as the basis, in 1787PhiladelphiaMaking the constitutional convention, has exerted great influence in the capitalist countries of the constitution in.

The first constitution document China is in 1908 the Qing government promulgated the "imperial constitution outline", byThe constitutional compilation MuseumAccording to the 1889 "constitution of the Empire of Japan" formulation, content is "Eagle on the power" and "subjects of rights and obligations" two parts.

The Constitution

1 the British constitution. The British bourgeois revolution is the earliest occurrence in capitalist countries, but also the first constitutional state. BecauseBritish historySpecial Revolution -- the feudal forces too powerful, the bourgeoisie is slightly weak, leading to theThe British monarchyThe formation of the British constitution, in the form of unwritten constitution. The British constitution is the constitutional convention, law promulgated in different historical periods of the constitutional law and different historical period gradually formed into. 1215.Great Charter of liberties"Constitutional law is not the meaning of modern times, but it to the British constitution and the development of the constitutional system and the establishment of an important influence.

2 American constitution. 1787 America constitution is formulatedThe worldThe first written constitution. In 1776, the Second Continental Congress passed "the declaration of independence" is the constitutional history of important historical documents,MarxKnown as the "world's first human rights declaration", the "1787 convention in PhiladelphiaThe constitution of the United States", is composed of preface and 7 constitutional text, it established the" separation of three powers "and the principle of federalism state system in fundamental law, established bourgeois nationRepublicThe regime. In 1791 passed a by the 10 amendment to the constitution. "RightBill ", clearly, details the basic rights of citizens.

3The French Constitution. In continental Europe, the earliest developed a written constitution is the french. The French constitution in 1789 1791"Declaration of human rights"As the preface, the text 8. The first chapter explicitly cited the equal rights, citizen migrationRight of freedomRight, freedom of religion, the right to petition, the right of private ownership of property rights.

The 4.1981 Soviet constitution "" a total of 6, including second articles "master plan" clearly stipulates the freedom of religion, freedom to express their views freely, association, basic rights of citizens right of residence.

1787 "America constitution" is the first written constitution the bourgeois, consists of a preamble and article 7. 

 history of Rome's first law: "Twelve table" is the first Rome state statute, it summed up the habit before one phase method development laid, and Rome law. "Twelve table" is considered to be the main sources of Rome law. 
 world first the formation of constitutional bourgeois state: the British constitution lays the basic bourgeois constitutional pattern, so it is also called "modern constitution". 

 world first human rights declaration: 1776 "Declaration of independence" USA drafted by the bourgeois democratic representative Jefferson. "Declaration" expressed America bourgeois from British colonial oppression, the establishment of an independent state, political requirement for the development of capitalism. It is full of revolutionary and creative spirit of the political program, Marx called "the Universal Declaration of human rights". It lays the political foundation for the later birth America constitution. 

 world first bourgeois constitutions: 1787 "constitution" USA written first is the world of bourgeois in the constitution, including the preface and the 7. 

 continental Europe's first written constitution in 1791: "the French constitution" was the first French bourgeois Constitution during the French Revolution, but also has a very important legal. 

 capitalist society the first civil code in 1804: "the French Civil Code", also called "Napoleon" civil code of capitalist society is the first civil code, and the core of the civil law. 

 modern bourgeois's first constitution, enacted in 1919: "the constitution of the Republic", also known as the "Weimar constitution. This is the modern bourgeoisie's first constitution, has a great influence on the later of the constitution. 

 Japan's first constitution: February 11, 1889 formally promulgated the "Meiji Constitution" is Japan's first constitution, the Meiji Restoration and legal westernization. It is to break the feudal system, plays an important role in establishing modern Japanese legal system.