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- U.S. Constitution [r]: Document that states the fundamental constitutional law of the United States of America. [e]
- U.S. House of Representatives [r]: The lower house of the United States Congress. [e]
- U.S. Senate [r]: The upper house of the United States Congress. [e]
- President of the United States of America [r]: Head of state and government of the United States of America; elected through an electoral college and responsible for appointing Federal judges and senior officials of the executive branch, subject to Senate confirmation [e]
- Vice-President of the United States of America [r]: An official, elected by the Electoral College, who is first in line to succeed to the presidency or acting presidency in case of a vacancy in the presidency, and who is, ex officio, president of the U.S. Senate. [e]
- Speaker of the House of Representatives [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Supreme Court of the United States of America [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Law of the United States [r]: The system of law as it has evolved under the United States Constitution through laws enacted by Congress and treaties to which the U.S. is a party. [e]
- United States of America [r]: A country of North America, north of Mexico, south of Canada. [e]
