Stati Uniti Governo Profilo 2000

Capitale

Washington, DC

Indipendenza

4 Luglio 1776 (from Great Britain)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 4 Luglio (1776)

Costituzione

17 Settembre 1787, effective 4 Marzo 1789

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato:Presidente William Jefferson CLINTON (da allora 20 January 1993) and Vice Presidente Albert GORE, Jr. (da allora 20 January 1993); note - the president is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo
capo di governo:Presidente William Jefferson CLINTON (da allora 20 January 1993) and Vice Presidente Albert GORE, Jr. (da allora 20 January 1993); note - the president is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo
cabinet:Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval
elections:president and vice president elected on the same ticket by a college of representatives who are elected directly from each state; president and vice president serve four-year terms; election last held 5 November 1996 (next to be held 7 November 2000)
election results:William Jefferson CLINTON reelected president; percent of popular vote - William Jefferson CLINTON (Democratic Party) 49.2%, Robert DOLE (Republican Party) 40.7%, Ross PEROT (Reform Party) 8.4%, other 1.7%