Power flows from

The American People

Population
168,300,000Registered Voters
64.0%2024 Turnout

Legislative

Makes the laws

541Members of Congress

Senate

Upper chamber · 2 per state · 100 seats

House of Representatives

Lower chamber · apportioned by population · 441 seats

Executive

Enforces the laws

17Officials

President

Donald J. Trump

Republican · Since 2025

Vice President

JD Vance

Republican · Since 2025

Secretary of State

Marco Rubio

Republican

Secretary of the Treasury

Scott Bessent

Republican

Secretary of Defense

Pete Hegseth

Republican

Attorney General

Pam Bondi

Republican

Secretary of the Interior

Doug Burgum

Republican

Secretary of Agriculture

Brooke Rollins

Republican

Secretary of Commerce

Howard Lutnick

Republican

Secretary of Labor

Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Republican

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Independent

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Scott Turner

Republican

Secretary of Transportation

Sean Duffy

Republican

Secretary of Energy

Chris Wright

Republican

Secretary of Education

Linda McMahon

Republican

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Doug Collins

Republican

Secretary of Homeland Security

Kristi Noem

Republican

Judicial

Interprets the laws

9Justices

Supreme Court of the United States · 9 seats

Chief Justice

John G. Roberts Jr.

Appointed by George W. Bush (2005)

Associate Justice

Clarence Thomas

Appointed by George H. W. Bush (1991)

Associate Justice

Samuel A. Alito Jr.

Appointed by George W. Bush (2006)

Associate Justice

Sonia Sotomayor

Appointed by Barack Obama (2009)

Associate Justice

Elena Kagan

Appointed by Barack Obama (2010)

Associate Justice

Neil M. Gorsuch

Appointed by Donald Trump (2017)

Associate Justice

Brett M. Kavanaugh

Appointed by Donald Trump (2018)

Associate Justice

Amy Coney Barrett

Appointed by Donald Trump (2020)

Associate Justice

Ketanji Brown Jackson

Appointed by Joe Biden (2022)

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