Estados Unidos Perfil Gobierno 2019

nombre: Washington, DC

coordenadas geográficas: 38 53 N, 77 02 W

diferencia de tiempo: UTC-5 (during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November

50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

4 Julio 1776 (declared independence from Great Britain); 3 Septiembre 1783 (recognized by Great Britain)

Día de la Independencia, 4 Julio (1776)

history: previous 1781 (Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union); latest drafted Julio - Septiembre 1787, submitted to the Congress of the Confederation 20 Septiembre 1787, submitted for states' ratification 28 Septiembre 1787, ratification completed by nine of the 13 states 21 Junio 1788, efectiva 4 Marzo 1789

amendments: proposed as a "joint resolution" by Congress, which requires a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by at least two thirds of the state legislatures; passage requires ratification by three fourths of the state legislatures or passage in state-held constitutional conventions as specified by Congress; the US president has no role in the constitutional amendment process; modificada many times, last in 1992 (2018)

18 años de edad; universal

jefe de estado: Presidente Donald J. TRUMP (desde 20 January 2017); Vice Presidente Michael R. PENCE (desde 20 January 2017); note - the president is both jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno

jefe de gobierno: Presidente Donald J. TRUMP (desde 20 January 2017); Vice Presidente Michael R. PENCE (desde 20 January 2017)

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president, approved by the Senate

elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by the Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on 3 November 2020)

election results: Donald J. TRUMP elected president; electoral vote - Donald J. TRUMP (Republican Party) 304, Hillary D. CLINTON (Democratic Party) 227, other 7; percent of direct popular vote - Hillary D. CLINTON 48.2%, Donald J. TRUMP 46.1%, other 5.7%