Federal government

The government of the United States, including the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.



Word Structure

FEH-der-uhl

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GUH-vern-ment

Sentence Examples

The US federal government is a democracy.

The Constitution rules the federal government.

The federal government works for its citizens.

Semantic Relatives

Central

Congress

Constitution

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

National

President

Supreme Court



Textbook

Explore American Democracy Chapter 6 by Attainment

Deeper Dive

Learn more about Federal government.