Federal Documents: Understanding the Federal Government
United States Government
There are three branches of the United States government.
1. Legislative
2. Executive
3. Judicial
The Constitution of the United States provides for checks and balances of power between these three branches.
- USA GovView infographics that explain the three branches of the United State government.
- United States Government ManualProvides information on the branches of government as well as a wide variety of topics. It is the "official handbook" of the US government.
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US Budget
Issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year.
- Budget of the U.S. Government. Major savings and reforms [Department edition] byCall Number: Available OnlinePublication Date: 2017