Who are the political representatives in the USA?
Americans are represented in politics by many different representatives.
Federal Government
The US Federal Government is based in Washington DC and is comprised of the President, US Congress (two houses - House of Representatives and the Senate) and the US Supreme Court.
There are 435 members of the House of Representatives. The number each state elects is dependent on its population. States with bigger populations have more Congressmen or Congresswomen.
There are 100 senators, two per state regardless of the population of each state.
There are nine members of the Supreme Court. Supreme Court judges are nominated for life by the President and with the approval of the Senate.
Each of the 50 individual states of the USA has its own Governor, State Congress and State Court.