英国议会和美国国会区别中英文

What are the major differences between the US parliament and the UK parliament?

1.First, although the United States Congress and the British Parliament both are bicameral systems,

they are different in composition. The US Congress is divided into the Senate and house of Representatives. The most obvious difference between the Senate and the house is their size. There are 435 members in the house of Representatives, but the number of senators is 100. The British Parliament is divided into the house of Lords and the house of Commons. Members of the house of Lords are usually British nobles and members of the house of Commons are civilians.

首先，美国国会和英国议会虽然都是两院制，但是两院的组成不同。美国国会分为参议院和众议院。参议院和众议院最明显的差别是它们的大小。众议院中有各州众议院议员435名，而参议员来自50个州，为数100名。英国议会分为上议院和下议院。上议院成员都是英国贵族，下议院成员都是平民。

2.There are more than 1000 members of the British Parliament and the United States Congress has

only 535 members. No matter the number of people in the two chambers or the total number, they are much less than in Britain.

英国上下院共一千多人，美国国会共535人，不论各院人数还是总人数，都比英国要少的多。

3.The meeting time of the British Parliament is different from that of the United States Congress. The

British Parliament has a regular meeting time of two meetings each year. The first session begins at the end of 3 and ends in early August. The second session begins at the end of October and ends before Christmas in December. But the time and duration of the United States Congress are not fixed.

英国议会和美国国会的开会时间不同。英国议会开会时间较为规律，每年开会两次，第一会期从3月末开始，到8月初结束，第二会期从10月底开始，到12月圣诞节前结束。而美国国会开会时间和长短并不固定。

4.The British government consists of political parties with a majority of seats in parliament, which is

responsible to Parliament and answers questions from parliamentary. Any motion proposed by the government may face a non-confidence motion from parliament, which would force the prime minister to resign, or dissolve the parliament for a general election. The US government is appointed by the president. It is responsible to the president, but not accountable to Congress. The president has the power to elect heads of all administrative departments, as well as hundreds of other senior federal officials.

英国政府由在议会中占多数席位的政党组成，对议会负责，回答议会质询。政府提出的任何议案如果未获议会通过，就将可能面临议会的不信任动议，而这项不信任投票一旦通过则将迫使首相或宣布辞职，或解散议会重新举行大选。美国政府部门由总统任命，对总统负责，不对国会负责。总统有权选任所有行政部门的机关首长，以及其它数百名联邦政府高级官员。

5.The way to form the parliament is somewhat different. In UK, members of the house of Commons are

formulated by general election, but members of the house of Lords are formed by the appointment of the King or the Queen. In America, both the senate and house of Representatives are formed by general election.

组建议会的方式有所不同。在英国，下议院成员是由普选产生的，但上议院成员是由国王或女王任命的。在美国，参议院和众议院都是由普选产生的。