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| The legislative branch of the government is the Congress of the United States. |
| El poder legislativo del gobierno es el Congreso de los Estados Unidos. |
| The legislative branch makes the laws of the United States. |
| El poder legislativo hace las leyes de los Estados Unidos. |
| The Congress has two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. |
| El Congreso tiene dos recintos: el Senado y la Cámara de Representantes. |
| There are 100 senators in the Senate, two for each state. Each senator is elected for six years. |
| Hay 100 Senadores en el Senado, dos para cada estado. Cada Senador es elegido por 6 años. |
| There are 435 representatives in the House of Representatives. Each representative is elected for two years. |
| Hay 435 representantes en la Cámara de Representantes. Cada represetante es elegido por dos años. |
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recintos |
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representative |
representativos |
| senate |
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| The President and the Supreme Court |
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| El Presidente y el Tribunal Supremo |
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| The executive branch of the U.S. government consists of the President, |
| El poder ejecutivo del gobierno de los Estados Unidos consiste en el Presidente, |
| the Vice President, the Cabinet, and other departments of government. |
| el Vice presidente, el gabinete y otros departamentos de gobierno. |
| The judicial branch of government is the Supreme Court. |
| El poder judicial del gobierno es el Tribunal Supremo. |
| Each justice or judge of the Supreme Court is selected by the president. |
| El Presidente selecciona a cada juez del Tribunal Supremo. |
| The Supreme Court is the highest court of the land. |
| El Tribunal Supremo es el tribunal superior. |
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consisten en |
justice |
justica |
| cabinet |
gabinite |
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judge |
juez |
| selected |
seleccionado |
departments |
departmentos |
| highest |
el mas alto |
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| The capital of the United States is Washington, in the District of Columbia, or Washington, DC. It is not a state. |
| La capital de los Estados Unidos es Washington, en el Distrito de Columbia o Washington, D.C. No es un estado. |
| The capital of the state of California is Sacramento. |
| La capital del estado de California es Sacramento. |
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| Each city of the U.S. has a mayor and a city council, elected by the people. |
| Cada ciudad de los Estados Unidos tienen un Alcalde y un consejo de la ciudad, elegidos por la gente. |
| Each city also has a police force, a school board and a fire department. |
| Cada ciudad tiene también una fuerza policiaca, un consejo estudiantil y un departamento de bomberos. |
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consejo |
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force |
fuerza |
| police |
policia |
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fire |
fuego |
