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1834 In The United States
Events from the year 1834 in the United States. Incumbents Federal Government * President: Andrew Jackson ( D-Tennessee) * Vice President: Martin Van Buren ( D-New York) * Chief Justice: John Marshall (Virginia) * Speaker of the House of Representatives: Andrew Stevenson ( D-Virginia) (until June 2), John Bell ( Whig-Tennessee) (starting June 2) * Congress: 23rd Events * January 25 – Hillsborough County is created by Florida's territorial legislature. * March 11 – United States Survey of the Coast transferred to the Department of the Navy. * March 28 – The United States Senate censures President Andrew Jackson for his actions in defunding the Second Bank of the United States (censure expunged in 1837). * April 14 – The Whig Party is officially named by United States Senator Henry Clay. * June 30 – the 6th Indian Trade and Intercourse Act is updated and renewed Indian Territory is effective. * July 7–10 – Anti-abolitionist riot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Government Of The United States
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, a city within a federal district (the city of Washington in the District of Columbia, where most of the federal government is based), five major self-governing territories and several island possessions. The federal government, sometimes simply referred to as Washington, 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. The powers and duties of these branches are further defined by acts of Congress, including the creation of executive departments and courts inferior to the Supreme Court. Naming The full name of the republic is "United States of America". No other name appears in the Constitution, and this i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
