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{{Short description|National government of the United States}}
{{Short description|National government of the United States}}
{{redirect|American Government|the textbook|American Government (textbook){{!}}''American Government'' (textbook)}}
 
{{redirect|Government of the United States|governments of individual U.S. states|State governments of the United States}}
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{{Use American English|date=April 2015}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{merge from|Criticism of the United States government|discuss=Talk:Criticism of the United States government#Merge|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox presidential government
| government_name  = United States Federal Government
| image            = Greater coat of arms of the United States.svg
| image_size      = 160px
| caption          = [[Great Seal of the United States|Coat of arms]]
| date            = {{start date and age|1789}}
| jurisdiction    = United States
| url              = {{URL|https://www.usa.gov/}}
| legislature      = [[United States Congress|Congress]]
| meeting_place    = [[United States Capitol|Capitol]]
| leader_title    = [[President of the United States|President]]
| headquarters    = [[White House]]
| appointed        = [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]]
| main_organ      = [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]]
| departments      = [[United States federal executive departments|15]]
| court            = [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]
| seat            = [[United States Supreme Court Building|Supreme Court Building]]
|document          = [[United States Constitution]]
}}
{{Politics of the United States}}


The '''federal government of the United States''' ('''U.S. federal government''' or '''U.S. government'''){{efn|The [[U.S. Government Publishing Office]] specifies the capitalization of ''Federal Government'', in regards to the national government of the United States, as a [[proper noun]].<ref name="US GPO style manual">{{cite book |title=U.S. Government Publishing Office Style Manual |date=2016 |publisher=[[U.S. Government Publishing Office]] |isbn=978-0-16-093601-2 |page=32 |edition=2016 |chapter-url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2016/pdf/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2016.pdf |access-date=July 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729022842/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2016/pdf/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2016.pdf |archive-date=July 29, 2018 |url-status=live |language=en |chapter=3}}</ref>}} is the [[Federation#Federal governments|common government]] of the [[United States]], a [[federal republic]] located primarily in [[North America]], comprising 50 [[U.S. state|states]], five major [[Territories of the United States|self-governing territories]], several [[United States Minor Outlying Islands|island possessions]], and the [[federal district]] (national capital) of [[Washington, D.C.]], where the majority of the federal government is based.
The '''federal government of the United States''' ('''U.S. federal government''' or '''U.S. government'''){{efn|The [[U.S. Government Publishing Office]] specifies the capitalization of ''Federal Government'', in regards to the national government of the United States, as a [[proper noun]].<ref name="US GPO style manual">{{cite book |title=U.S. Government Publishing Office Style Manual |date=2016 |publisher=[[U.S. Government Publishing Office]] |isbn=978-0-16-093601-2 |page=32 |edition=2016 |chapter-url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2016/pdf/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2016.pdf |access-date=July 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729022842/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2016/pdf/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2016.pdf |archive-date=July 29, 2018 |url-status=live |language=en |chapter=3}}</ref>}} is the [[Federation#Federal governments|common government]] of the [[United States]], a [[federal republic]] located primarily in [[North America]], comprising 50 [[U.S. state|states]], five major [[Territories of the United States|self-governing territories]], several [[United States Minor Outlying Islands|island possessions]], and the [[federal district]] (national capital) of [[Washington, D.C.]], where the majority of the federal government is based.
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