The executive branch is composed of the President, Vice President and Cabinet members. President The president is the head of state, head of the U.S. government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. military.
Menarche. The average age of menarche, or first menstruation, in the United States is 12.88 years for Caucasian girls and 12.16 years for African American girls. A popular misconception is that menarche marks the beginning of puberty; in reality, menarche occurs later in puberty.
Age of Menarche. Menarche marks the commencement of the reproductive phase of a woman's life. Records suggest that there was a secular decline in the average age at menarche in developed countries across the 19th and 20th Centuries until the 1950s, with an average age at menarche of 15-17 years reported in the mid-19th Century.