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STANDARDS
Common Core: RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.7, RI.6-8.1, RI.6-8.7, SL.6-8.2, SL.6-8.5, W.6-8.7
C3 (D2/6-8): Civ.2, Civ.4, Geo.2
NCSS: Power, authority, and governance
United States Fast Facts
AREA: 3,678,190 square miles
POPULATION: 328,240,750 (as of 1/3/19); ranks third, after China and India
CAPITAL: Washington, D.C.
POLITICAL SYSTEM: Presidential-legislative
STATE GOVERNORS: 23 Democrats, 27 Republicans
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
PRESIDENT: Donald J. Trump (R), 45th president
VICE PRESIDENT: Mike Pence (R)
JUDICIAL BRANCH
CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES: John G. Roberts Jr.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
116th CONGRESS
100 senators, 435 representatives
THE SENATE:
45 Democrats, 53 Republicans, 2 Independents*
Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (R, Kentucky)
Minority Leader: Charles E. Schumer (D, New York)
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
235 Democrats, 199 Republicans, 1 undecided**
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi (D, California)
Minority Leader: Kevin McCarthy (R, California)
D = Democrat
R = Republican
I = Independent
*Independents are not elected as Democrats or Republicans. Both independents in the Senate currently
**The vote count for North Carolina’s 9th District House seat was still unofficial as of January 3, 2019.