Federal government of the United States

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The federal government of the United States is the federation government of the United States, often contrasted with the state governments.

The federal government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the president and the federal courts, respectively.

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