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Government
The United States government is a federal republic established by the Constitution of the United States, which was enacted by the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The federal government and the state governments have separate authorities. The federal government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judiciary. The President has executive power, as does the Vice President in the case of the President’s incapacity. The legislative branch of the United States is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The federal courts are led by the United States Supreme Court. Members of Congress are chosen by universal suffrage.
Religion/Education
There is religious freedom in the United States, and the overwhelming majority of Americans are Christians. In turn, the majority of Christians are Protestants, but of many denominations. The largest single Christian group embraces members (some 61 million in 1999) of the Roman Catholic Church; the Orthodox Eastern Church. In addition, roughly 2.5% of Americans adhere to Judaism, and some 1%–2% are Muslims. Education in the United States is administered chiefly by the states. Each of the 50 states has a free and public primary and secondary school system. There are more than 3,500 institutions of higher learning, both privately supported and state supported (see separate articles on individual colleges and universities) in the US.
