美国政治体制英文版介绍

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3.Constitution
•A constitution is a
set of rules for a
country. It defines
how the country
should be run and
how new rules
should be made.
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4. Major Parties
• The Democratic Party民主党 • The Republican Party共和党
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The Democratic Party
• Thomas Jefferson • the Democratic-Republic Party • the dominant political party in the US from
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1. System of government of US
•Federalism •there is a federal or national government. •there are individual states, each with its own government.
1800s until the 1820s
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The Republican Party
• Abraham Lincoln , 1854 • to keep slavery from spreading to other
parts of the country • The party presided over the American
•Congress's main function is to make laws.
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The Senate—参议院
1.Composition : 100 senator
2.The speaker :vice president
3.Tenure :6 years
4.The qualification: 1） at least 30 years old
3） local person
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•headed by the President
•administers the laws
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•interprets the laws
•makes sure that new laws are in keeping with the Constitution
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2.Three Branches of Government
•The legislative branch(立法) •The executive branch（执行） •The judicial branch （司法）
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•The Senate—参议院 •The House of Representatives—众 议院
Civil War
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The Origin of Donkey and Elephant
1.1870s 2.HARPER（哈珀斯） 3. Thomas Nast（托马 斯·纳斯特） 4.Caricature(讽刺漫画
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•Democratic donkey
•Republican elephant
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2） 9 years’ American citizenship
3） local person
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The House of Representatives 众议 院
1.Composition :about 340 senator 2.The speaker : election by themselves 3.Tenure: 2 years 1）at least 25 years old 4.The qualification: 2 ） 7 years’ American citizenship