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The United States has a highly developed mixed economy. [44] [45] [46] It is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP and second largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). [47]As of 2024, it has the world's sixth highest nominal GDP per capita and eighth highest GDP per capita by PPP). [10]
A Continuity of Operations Plan (or Continuity of Government Plan) has been a part of U.S. government operations since President Dwight D. Eisenhower provided (via executive order) various measures designed to ensure that the government of the United States would be able to continue operating after a nuclear war. [3]
[1] COGCON 3 is a state of heightened readiness, with some government officials required to notify a Watch Office as to their location. [1] During the U.S. State of the Union address, the COGCON is raised to this level and a cabinet member is the "Designated Survivor." COGCON 2 calls for deployment to a relocation facility with four hours ...
The consumer appetite that kept the US economy afloat through the worst of the pandemic and beyond remains hearty — it’s just craving something new. Americans are shopping less. But the US ...
List of national emergencies in the United States; National Emergency Command Post Afloat; National Emergency Training Center; National Military Command Center; National Program Office; National Response Scenario Number One; National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive; Nevada Test Site; USS Northampton (CLC-1) Number One ...
The United States economy was mostly agricultural with increasingly industry throughout the first third of the 19th century. Most people lived on farms and produced much of what they consumed. A considerable percentage of the non-farm population was engaged in handling goods for export. The country was an exporter of agricultural products.
The United States presidential line of succession is the order in which officials of the United States federal government assume the powers and duties of the office of president of the United States if the incumbent president becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. It was adopted in 1947, and last revised in 2006.
Since World War II, the United States economy has performed significantly better on average under the administrations of Democratic presidents than Republican presidents. This difference is found in economic metrics including job creation, GDP growth, stock market returns, personal income growth, and corporate profits.