United States - Federalism, Local Laws, Elections: Because the U.S. Constitution establishes a federal system, the state governments enjoy extensive authority. The Constitution outlines the specific powers granted to the national government and reserves
Basic StatisticNumber of United States military fatalities in major wars 1775-2024 Basic StatisticU.S. military spending FY 2000-2023 Basic StatisticU.S. government - defense expenditures per capita 1995-2024 Basic StatisticU.S. defense outlays and forecast 2000-2034 ...
Government expenditureeconomic growthUnited Stateswavelet coherenceThis study investigates the correlation between government expenditures and economic growth by applying the wavelet coherence approach for the period of 1960Q2-2019Q3 in the United States. Two main concepts regarding the correlation between ...
United States - Political parties: The United States has two major national political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Although the parties contest presidential elections every four years and have national party organizations, betw
Since the start of this century, wars have cost the United States more than 7,000 deaths among service members and over 30,000 suicides of service members and veterans. The federal government expenditures on wars have exceeded 8 trillion dollars while long-term costs of care for veterans have...
Net Government Expenditures and the Economic Well-Being of the Elderly in the United States, 1989-2001economic well-beingliving standardsinequalityWe examine the economic well-being of the elderly, using the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW). Compared to the conventional measures...
The bar graph shows the amount, in billions of dollars, that the United States government spent on human resources and total budget outlays for six selected years. (Human resources include education, health, Medicare, Social Security, and veterans benefits and services.)Federal Budget Expenditures ...
What was United States's Government Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2024? United States Government debt accounted for 123.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with the ratio of 122.3 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data....
Country name: conventional long form: United States of America conventional short form: United States abbreviation: United States or USA Government type: Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition Capital: name: Washington, DC (capital) geographic coordinates: 38 53 N, 77...
Dealing skillfully with Congress, Reagan obtained legislation to stimulate economic growth, curb inflation, increase employment, and strengthen national defense. He embarked upon a course of cutting taxes and Government expenditures, refusing to deviate from it when the strengthening of defense forces led...