the supreme court is the most important court in the country and has nine judes:there job is to decude what the laws mean.they can also say that congress hasmade a law which is wrong,or that the President has done somthing wrong.
as well as the government in the washington,each has its own government.Laws can be very different from one state to the next.they say very different things about ,for example,how old must be to get married,or to drive a car.diferrent states punish criminals differently too;in some states,you must die if you murder sdomeone,but in others you only go to prison.The island of puerto rieo in the caribbean is not a state.but is it not indeoendent either.People from puerto rico do not pay american taxes and cannot vote in American elections
there are two important political parties:the Republicans and the Democrats.The Republicans want people to work