An individual's strong belief that he or she can successfully accomplish a specific task or outcome is referred to as:

An individual's strong belief that he or she can successfully accomplish a specific task or outcome is referred to as self-efficacy. The self-efficacy that one possess plays a major role in how one accomplishes tasks and goals. Four major contributors to self-efficacy are performance outcomes, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion and physiological feedback. 

the federal government of the united states was established by the constitution. us is a presidential republic. the president is head of state, head of government and of a two party legislative and electoral system. the supreme court balances the powers of the federal and the state government. yhe executive branch is headed by the oresident. there are two chambers of congress, the senate and the house of representatives. judicial power is exercised by the judicial branch (or judiciary), comprised of the supreme court and lower federal courts. the judiciary's function is to interpret the   constitution as well as the federal laws and regulations.