United States Government
Posted: January 30th, 2011, 7:24 pmThree Major Documents
Declaration of Independence - 1776 - Breakup letter w/ England
Articles of Confederation - 1781 - first attempt at a government
US Constitution - 1787 - Outline of our government; there are 7 articles and 27 amendments
Branches
Legislative
Declaration of Independence - 1776 - Breakup letter w/ England
Articles of Confederation - 1781 - first attempt at a government
US Constitution - 1787 - Outline of our government; there are 7 articles and 27 amendments
Branches
Legislative
- Collective term: Congress
- Lower House - House of Representatives - 435 members - length of term: 2 years
- Upper House - Senate - 100 members - length of term: 6 years