▁Trust ees hip ▁status ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁Security ▁Council ▁Resol ution ▁ 6 8 3 . ▁The ▁Comp act ▁was ▁renew ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁The ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁constitution , ▁which ▁guarante es ▁fundamental ▁human ▁rights ▁and ▁establish es ▁a ▁separation ▁of ▁government al ▁powers . ▁This ▁constitution ▁construct s ▁the ▁national ▁government ▁to ▁be ▁similar ▁to ▁- ▁but ▁not ▁exactly ▁al ike ▁- ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁un ic amer al ▁Congress ▁has ▁four teen ▁members ▁elected ▁by ▁popular ▁vote . ▁Four ▁sen ators — one ▁from ▁each ▁state — serve ▁four - year ▁terms ; ▁the ▁remaining ▁ten ▁sen ators ▁represent ▁single - member ▁districts ▁based ▁on ▁population , ▁and ▁serve ▁two - year ▁terms . ▁The ▁President ▁and ▁Vice ▁President ▁are ▁elected ▁by ▁Congress ▁from ▁among ▁the ▁four ▁state - based ▁sen ators ▁to ▁serve ▁four - year ▁terms ▁in ▁the ▁executive ▁branch . ▁Their ▁con gression al ▁seats ▁are ▁then ▁filled ▁by ▁special ▁elections . ▁ ▁The ▁president ▁and ▁vice ▁president ▁are ▁supported ▁by ▁an ▁appointed ▁cabinet . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁formal ▁political ▁parties . ▁ ▁Def ense ▁and ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁ ▁In ▁international ▁politics , ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁has ▁often ▁voted ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁United ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly ▁resolution s . ▁ ▁The ▁F SM ▁is ▁a ▁so ver eign , ▁self