美国政治文化背景

specifies: To be President or Vice President, a person must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, at least 35 years of age, and a resident of the United States for at least 14 years. There are many political parties in the United States / and most of these will have candidates for president. The process of electing a president takes nearly a year.
The Rich Get Richer and Elected
What are the two parties in the USA? the Republican Party (the Republicans) the Democratic Party (the Democrats)
Bipartisanship
Positive campaigning (high
road) Negative campaigning (low road).
6月30日的课程考查包括下列内容： 1. 新闻知识专用术语配对（10%），10个，
每个1分。课内外均有。 2. 把英语新闻标题翻译成汉语（30%），共 15个，每个2分。全部为课堂上讲解的时事新 闻标题。 3. 判断对错（45%），共30题 （statements），每题1.5分。全部来自所学 文章，主要是对文化常识的判断。 4. 简答题(15%)。对所学内容的总结。
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It conveys or seeks to evoke a
advertising seeks to portray the candidate and issues in a favorable light. If he is an incumbent running for reelection, the achievements of his administration are detailed. Positive campaign spots generally seek to solidify party support and attract undecided voters of either party. Negative Messages So-called negative, or comparative, political advertising has been used increasingly in recent years.
Candidate Activity
As soon as the convention is over, the whole
party helps its candidates to start campaigning all over the country.
Positive Messages Positive political
The Republican and the Democratic Parties What’ are the symbols for the two parties? elephant and a donkey The two parties / both have ruled the nation alternatively for
basically unfavorable view of the opposing candidate or party, often by means of comparison Negative spots are intended to establish doubts among the public about a candidate or his policies, in hopes of persuading them to vote against that candidate or party, or not to vote at all.

different lengths of time What’s the name of the system? bipartisanship or two-party system The organization of both parties is the same. Each consists of committees of three levels: national, state, and district or city
U.S Presidential Election
The process of electing the President is essentially divided into 4


stages: (1) the pre－nomination phase (January-July) candidates compete in state primary elections (January to June) or caucuses for delegates to the national party conventions (2) the national conventions (in July or August) the two major parties nominate candidates for President and Vice President and ratify a platform of the parties’ policy positions and goals; (3) the general election （ presidential election）campaign (begin on the first Tuesday in November in each election year) the major party nominees, as well as any minor party or independent contenders, compete for votes from the entire electorate, (4) the electoral college ballot phase (in December) the President and Vice President are officially elected.
The Constitution also provides that each can break and counteract
U.S Presidential Election
Qualifications for the Office of President？ Every four years, Americans elect a president. Constitution
Bipartisanship
The supporters of the two parties? The Republican Party : strong support from big industrial
capitalists and well-to-do middle and upper middle class people, including some most famous learned people and very wealthy farmers. The Democratic Party: has had much support from minor ethnic groups, workers, and poor farmers
Separation of the Three Powers
What does three powers refer to? The government of the United States is composed of three
branches: (1) Congress—the legislative branch which makes the law; (2) the President who represents the executive branch (3) the system of courts or the judicial branch which explains the law. To prevent any of the three branches from being too powerful, the Constitution implies that they are all equal but separate each being to some extent dependent on the other two. the powers of the other two through a system called checks and balances.