英美概况题库美国部分

The Un ited States
I. Choose the correct an swer. 1. In area, the United States is the c
a. 2nd
b. 3rd
c. 4th
d. 5th
2. The Midwest in the US refers to the regi on d _______
a. west of the Mississippi Valley
b. west of the Appalachia n Mountains
c. east of the Rocky Mountains
d. around the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi Valley.
3. The Backb one of North America refers to the b
a. Appalachia n Mountains
b. Rocky Mountains
c. the Rocky Mountains
d. Sierra Nevada Mountains
4. Death Valley is on the wester n edge of a
a. the Great Basi n
b. California
c. the Rocky Mountains
d. the Sierra Nevada Mountains
5. Which regi on might have a dust storm in summer? c
a. The Deep South.
b. The Middle West.
c. The Great Plai ns
d. The Central Valley of California.
6. Which area has the highest rain fall in the US? b
a. The regi on around the Great Lakes.
b. The western part of Wash ington State.
c. The Middle Atla ntic states.
d. The Central Valley of California.
7. The US primary suppliers of foreign oil are the following countries except
a. Can ada
b. Japa n
c. Ven ezuela
d. Saudi Arabia
8. The US largest ope n-pit copper-m ining cen ter is in ____ b
a. California
b. Utah
c. Montana
d. South Dakota
9. The over 3 millio n of early America ns in 1790 were mostly of - a. Spa nish
b. French
c. British
d. Dutch
10. How many immigra nts were legally received by the US each year duri ng the 1980s? b largest country in the world. an cestry.
a. About 270,000.
b. About 700,000.
c. About 675,000.
d. About 800,000
11. The official racial segregation continued to be the law of the US until d .
a. 1860
b. 1863
c. 1918
d. 1954
12. America n In dia ns now mai nly live in the a ______ .
a. South
b. West
c. Midwest
d. Northeast
13. The majority of America n Hispa nics are from the followi ng coun tries except ___ .
a. Mexico
b. Cuba
c. Spa in
d. Puerto Rico
14. Accordi ng to the text, which regi on now leads in perce ntage in crease in populati on? c
a. The Northeast.
b. The Great Plai ns.
c. The South.
d. The West.
15. According to the 1994 US census, the second most populous state in the US is c .
a. California
b. New York
c. Texas
d. Wash ington
16. The trend in migrati on from cities to suburbs now prevailed in all regi on _ b _______ .
a. the Northeast
b. the South
c. the Midwest
d. the West
17. Accordi ng to the text, the an cestors of the prese nt America n In dia ns came from c .
a. Europe
b. Africa
c. Asia
d. Mon golia
18. Which is not correct to expla in the reas ons for the sudde n dari ng explorati on of the unknown
in the mid-15th cen tury? a
a. The ambiti on for the cast Ian ds.
b. The stro ng desire for Easter n goods.
c. The improveme nts in n avigati on and n aval architecture.
d. The great spirit of adve nture started by the Ren aissa ne
e.
19. On his voyage of 1492, Columbus expected to reach c _________ .
a. the New world
b. the West In dies
c. I ndia
d. America
20 Among the followi ng n avigators who discovered the route to In dia? b
a. Christopher Columbus.
b. Vasco da Gama.
c. Bartho loneu Diaz.
d. Ferd inand Magella n.
21. Who was sent by the En glish Ki ng to explore the new way to the East? b
a. Jacques Cartier.
b. John Cabot.
c. Barthole neu Diaz.
d. Ferd inand Magella n.
22. Which colony in the follow ing was not foun ded first by the En glish? c
a. Virgi nia.
b. Massachusetts.
c. New York
d. Georgia.
23. The breadbasket colonies in clude the followi ng ones except ___ d ________ .
a. New York
b. Penn sylva nia
c. Maryla nd
d. Virgi nia
24. The last one fo the 13 colonies was c ____________ , which was established in 1733.
a. North Caroli na
b. South Caroli na
c. Georgia
d. Maryla nd
25. There was a great cha nge in British policy towards the 13 colonies after __ .
a. 1760
b. 1763
c. 1764
d. 1767
26. Which Act first set a large scale of oppositi on in the coloni es? b
a. The Sugar Act of 1764.
b. The Stamp Act of 1765.
c. The Quarteri ng Act of 1765.
d. The Tea Act
27. The Tea Act of 1773 was passed by the British Parliame nt in order to c .
a. get more money from the colonies
b. provide cheap tea for the America n con sumers
c. help the British East In dia Compa ny
d. mono polize the America n tea bus in ess
28. The First Continental Congress was attended by the representativesfrom all the colonies except d .
a. Delaware
b. Penn sylva nia
c. Massachusetts
d. Georgia
29. The first shot of the America n War of In depe ndence was fired in b .
a. Con cord
b. Lex ington
c. Philadelphia
d. Bost on
30. Thomas Pai n' Com mon Sen seurged the America n colo ni sts to _ d _____ .
a. abolish slavery in the colonies
b. con ti nue a shipp ing trade with En gla nd
c. win in depe ndence through peaceful means
d. declare their in depe ndence
31. The prin cipal author of the Declarati on of In depe ndence was b .
a. Benjamin Fran kli n
b. Thomas Jeffers on
c. George Wash ington
d. Joh n Adams
32. Which victory was considered as the turning point of the War of Independence? c
a. The victory at Tren to n.
b. The victory at Bost on.
c. The victory at Saratoga.
d. The victory at Yorktow n.
33. The Con federati on created in 1781 was a a .
a. very loose union of states
b. very powerful central gover nment
c. very firm league of states
d. weak gover nment without the legislative power
34. Who was called the Father of the US Con stitutio n? d
a. George Wash ington.
b. Benjamin Fran kli n.
c. Alexa nder Hamilt on.
d. James Madis on.
35. According to the text, the Constitution was framed on the following ideas except that
d ___ .
a. there should be three bran ches of gover nment: one to make laws, ano ther to execute them, and a third to settle questi ons of law
b. the three bran ches should be able to check and bala nee the other
c. the n atio nal gover nment is a gover nment of the people, and not of states alone
d. the new gover nment should impose its authority on the people through states
36. Those who supported the Constitution and preferred a strong national government were called c __________.
a. Democrats
b. Republica ns
c. Federalists
d. An tifederalists
37. How many states were n eeded to ratify the Con stituti on? b
a. Eight
b. Ni ne
c. Eleve n
d. Thirtee n
38. Which is in correct to comme nt on the Federalist Papers? d
a. They support the ratification of the Constitution
b. The defend the principles of the Constitution
c. They help dispel the fears of a n ati onal authority
d. They spell out the peoplesright
39. The amendment of the Constitution requires the approval of at least c of the states.
a. on e-third
b. two-thirds
c. three-fourths
d. three-fifths
40. When the Sec ond War of In depe ndence broke out in 1812, the US preside nt was b .
a. Thomas Jeffers on
b. James Madis on
c. Joh n Adams
d. James Monroe
41. The Monroe Doctri ne had the followi ng features or ideas except d .
a. non-coloni zati on
b. America for America ns
c. non-i nterve nti on
d. Lati n America for Europea ns
42. The US continen tal expa nsion was almost complete by d .
a. 1840
b. 1845
c. 1846
d. 1848
43. Cott on became the most profitable crop in the South main ly because of the b ______ .
a. use of irrigation on plantation
b. Whitney's cotton gin
c. slave labour
d. improved agricultural tech niq ues
44. in 1854, the Republica n Party was foun ded by some b .
a. slaveholders
b. abolitio ni sts
c. democrats
d. proslavery pers ons
45. In his in augural address in 1861, Lincoln showed clearly that he b .
a. would abolish slavery in the South
b. would not abolish slavery immediately but to preserve the Union
c. would wage a war aga inst slavery
d. had no idea to abolish slavery in the South
46. Which of the following statementsabout the Emancipation Proclamation is not accurate? a
a. It immediately freed all slaves living in the United States.
b. It freed slaves only in the Confederacy.
c. It brought many blacks to serve in the Union Army.
d. It gave the North a high moral reason for continuing the war.
47. the most importa nt adva ntage the North had over the South in the Civil War was its d .
a. man power
b. superior military leadership
c. Europea n allies
d. in dustrial superiority
48. An adva ntage the South had over the North was its d ________ .
a. great min eral resources
b. great nu mber of railroads
c. man power
d. superior military leadership
49. The first US preside nt who faced impeachme nt proceed ings was b _______ .
a. James Bucha nan
b. An drew Joh nson
c. Ulysses S. Grant
d. Rutherford B. Hays
50. The radical Reconstruction was ended under President d .
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. An drew Joh nson
c. Ulysses S. Grant
d. Rutherford B. Hays
51. Gold was discovered in California in c .
a. 1828
b. 1838
c. 1848
d. 1858
52. The first transcontinen tal railroad in the US was completed in c .
a. 1850
b. 1859
c. 1869
d. 1890
53. Telepho ne was inven ted in 1876 by b ______
a. Thomas B. Edis on
b. Alexander D. Bell
c. Guglielmo Marconi
d. George West in ghouse
54. According to the text the value of manufactured goods in the US was worth twice as that of her agricultural products by d .
a. 1860
b. 1890
c. 1894
d. 1900
55. The first imperialist, the US-Spa nish War, broke out in __ .
a. 1886
b. 1890
c. 1898
d. 1900
56. After US-Spa nish War, the US acquired all the followi ng areas except d .
a. Puerto Rico
b. Guam
c. the Philipp ines
d. Cuba
57. By the beg inning of the 20th cen tury the country that took the first place in economy in Europe was _____ .
a. Germa ny
b. France
c. Britai n
d. Russia
58. When the First World War bega n, Preside nt Wils on immediately called upon the America n people to b .
a. be ready for the war
b. observe strict n eutrality
c. give finan cial help to the Allies
d. end the trade relations with Germany
59. The US joi ned the First World War in ___ .
a. 1914
b. 1915
c. 1916
d. 1917
60. Wils on' Fourtee n Points did not in clude the point of ____ .
a. disarmame nt
b. creati on of an intern ati onal orga ni zatio n of n ati ons
c. freedom of the seas, in peace and war
d. creati on of an intern atio nal peacekeep ing force
61. Which stateme nt about the US in 1920s is not true? b
a. The gross n ati onal product rose.
b. Only the rich could afford new con sumer goods.
c. The youth suspected the values of the older gen erati on.
d. There was a fast urbanization in the whole country.
62. In resp onding to the Depressi on, Preside nt Hoover thought that the basic role of the Gover nment was to ___ b .
a. provide gover nment aid for the poor
b. create con diti ons favorable to the developme nt of private en terprises
c. i nterve ne in the affairs of economy
d. take the resp on sibility for the welfare of the people
63. The agricultural Adjustment Act was an attempt to deal with the farmers' problem of d_.
a. soil erosi on
b. decli ning labor supply
c. in flati on
d. overproducti on
64. Which one is not right to comme nt on the New Deal? d
a. It relieved un employme nt through a vast scheme of public works.
b. It offered relief to farmers through providing money at low rates of interest.
c. It brought in old age and un employme nt in sura nee through provid ing a system of pension.
d. It reduced the commodity prices by limiting production and devaluing the dollar.
65. Between 1935 and 1939, American foreign policy included all of the following except
d ____ .
a. the prohibiti on of the sale of arms or equipme nt to n ati ons at war
b. the prohibiti on of loa ns to belligere nt n ati ons
c. cash-a nd-carry policy
d. active in terve ntio n to preve nt aggressi on
66. The US formerly en tered the Seco nd World War in d .
a. 1937
b. 1939
c. 1940
d. 1941
67. Norma ndy Landing took place on ___ .
a. June 6, 1944
b. July 6, 1944
c. April 30, 1945
d. April 12, 1945
68. At which conference did Roosevelt, Churchill and Stali n agree to call a conference of all the Un ited Natio ns in San Fran cisco in April 1945? d
a. The Co nference in Tehera n, on Nov. 28, 1943.
b. The Conference in Cairo, on Nov. 23, 1943.
c. The Conference at Dumbarton Oaks, in the fall of 1944.
d. Yalta Conferen ce, in Feb. 1945.
69. The post-World War II program of economic assistanceto Western Europe was known as
c _____
a. containment policy
b. Truman Plan
c. Marshall Pla n
d. Communist preve ntio n
70. Dr. Mart in Luther King, Jr., advocated the philosophy of b .
a. econo mic equality
b. nonvi ole nee
c. military protest
d. black power
71. Thousa nds of America n soldiers were sent to Viet nam un der President e .
a. Dwight D. Eise nhower
b. Joh n F. Kenn edy
c. Lyndon B. Joh nson
d. Richard M. Nix on
72. The formal diplomatic relation at the ambassadorial rank between China and the US was established un der Preside nt b .
a. Nix on
b. Carter
c. Reaga n
d. Bush
73. The power of the state in the US is actually from d _________ .
a. the cen tral gover nment
b. the state con stituti on
c. the US Con stitutio n
d. both b and c
74. The supreme law of the Un ited States in eludes d .
a. the US Con stitutio n
b. treaties under the authority of the United States
c. laws to en sure the con stituti onal power being practiced
d. all the above three
75. The terms of the senator and representative are d and _________ years respectively.
a. two^ four
b. two …three
c. two …six
d. six …two
76. Which Ame ndme nt provided for the direct electio n of sen ators? b
a. The l6h Ame ndme nt (1913)
b. The 17th Amendment (1913)
c. The 18h Amendment (1919)
d. The 19h Amendment (1920)
77. Certai n preside ntial appo in tme nts must be approved by a majority vote in d..
a. Con gress
b. the House
c. the Supreme Court
d. the Sen ate
78. All reve nue or tax bills must be origi nated in ____ .
a. the Cabinet
b. the House
c. the Sen ate
d. the Executive Office
79. Who is sec ond in line in preside ntial successi on? a
a. The Speaker of the House.
b. The Vice Preside nt.
c. The preside nt pro tempore.
d. The leader of the majority party in the Sen at
e.
80. In the House, the power to decide when the full House will hear the bill is vested in
a __ .
a. the Rules Committee
b. the sta nding committee
c. Subcommittee
d. the select committee
81. Which one in the followi ng limits the Preside nt to two successive terms only? c
a. The 20h Ame ndme nt (1933)
b. The 21st Amendment (1933)
c. The 22nd Amendment (1951)
d. The 23f d Amendment (1961)
82. The America n Preside nt has all the followi ng powers except c .
a. deplo ying armed forces
b. making treaties
c. declari ng war on ano ther country
d. gran ti ng pardo ns
83. The preside ntsmajor appo in tme nts should be approved by c .
a. Con gress
b. the House
c. the Sen ate
d. the Supreme Court
84. Which is not correct to expla in the executive agreeme nt? c
a. An agreeme nt betwee n the preside nt and ano ther coun try.
b. It has the force of a treaty.
c. It requires the approval of Con gress.
d. It does not require the Senat' advice and consent.
85. the Preside nts veto can be overridde n by two-thirds votes in c .
a. the House
b. the Sen ate
c. both houses
d. the Supreme Court
86. The federal courts that regularly employ grand and petit juries are c .
a. the Supreme Court
b. the courts of appeal
c. the district courts
d. specialized courts
87. The highest authority of the Supreme Court is _____ d ____
a. to review decisi ons of the courts of appeal
b. to review decisions of the federal district courts
c. to try the impeachme nt case
d. to in terpret the US Con stituti on
88. The cases involving copyright, trademark, counterfeiting, and bank robbery are usually first tried in c __________
a. the courts of appeal
b. the appellate court
c. the federal district courts
d. the state supreme court
89. The emblem of the Democratic Party is b .
a. elepha nt
b. don key
c. bear
d. bull
90. The first Democratic Preside nt was _______ .
a. George Wash ington
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Thomas Jeffers on
d. An drew Jacks on
91. The first Republica n Preside nt was ___ b ______ .
a. George Wash ington
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Thomas Jeffers on
d. An drew Jacks on
92. The only Democratic Preside nt who served two separate terms betwee n the end of Civil War and 1912 was ____ .
a. Grover Clevela nd
b. William McKi nley
c. Theodore Roosevelt
d. Woodrow Wilso n
93. The preside ntial can didate of the major party is nomin ated b .
a. at the state conven ti on
b. at the n ati onal conven ti on
c. by the leaders from state party orga ni zati ons
d. by the party's national committee
94. In the presidential election year the American voters vote on the a ______ .
a. Tuesday after the first Mon day
b. first Tuesday
c. Tuesday after the sec ond Mon day
d. Mon day after the first Tuesday
95. The nu mber of the preside ntial electors in each state is equal to the nu mber of c _____ .
a. its sen ators
b. its represe ntatives
c. its sen ators and Represe ntatives
d. its coun ties
96. The America n Preside nt is actually elected by ____ c ____
a. the House
b. the Sen ate
c. preside ntial electors
d. America n citize ns
97. Who is chiefly responsible for education in the US?
a. The federal gover nment.
b. The state gover nment.
c. the county gover nment.
d. The local gover nment.
98. In the US school system, there are twelve levels called c .
a. classes
b. divisio ns
c. grades
d. degrees
99. The eleme ntary and sec on dary educati on in the US lasts c .
a. 8 years
b. 10 years
c. 12 years
d. 14 years
100. The average teacher salary in private sec on dary schools is b that in public schools.
a. higher tha n
b. lower tha n
c. almost same as
d. half of
101. A great majority of doctor-level uni versities in the US are c .
a. private
b. supported by religious groups
c. public
d. supported by private funds
102. After complet ing four-year study in a college, the stude nt usually can earn c .
a. a uni versity degree
b. graduate degree
c. a bachelors degree
d. a masters degree
103. I n order to rema in in college the stude nt must mai nta in at least a _ average. b
a. B
b. C
c. D
d. F
104. The first daily n ewspaper in America was published in c .
a. 1690
b. 1775
c. 1783
d. 1800
105. Which n ewspaper first un covered the Watergate sca ndal in 1972?b
a. New York Times.
b. Wash ington Post.
c. New York Daily News.
d. Los An geles Times.
106. The world most-read magaz ine is __ c _____.
a. TV Guide
b. Time
c. Reade'Digest
d. People Weekly
107. The TV networks in the US are owned ____ .
a. by the federal gover nment
b. by private compa nies
c. by state gover nment
d. by local gover nments
108. Democratic and Republican National Conventions were televised for the first time in c ___ .
a. 1945
b. 1950
c. 1952
d. 1960
109. Which one in the following is not proper to describe the American family values? d
a. I ndividual freedom.
b. Belief in equality.
c. Pers onal in depe nden ce.
d. Formal and strict relatio ns betwee n pare nts and childre n.
110. If a junior staff member challenges and argues points with an older executive, the junior is con sidered being ____ d .
a. impolite
b. rude
c. immoral
d. harmless
111. To make dist in ctio ns betwee n pers ons, the America ns may use b .
a. the family title
b. the occupational title
c. Mr. or Ms.
d. Sir or Ma'am
112. To America ns, if weak nesses were poin ted out by others, it would be c .
a. disgraceful
b. all right
c. rese ntful
d. in differe nt
113. By America n sta ndards, which one in the follow ing is not a taboo? d
a. Finan cial affairs.
b. Persons age.
c. Religio n.
d. Persons work.
114. According to the text, which word in the following is not proper to describe an American? c
a. Optimistic.
b. Acquisitive.
c. Formal.
d. Frank.
II. Fill in the blanks:
1. “ The backbone of the continent ” refers to ___________ . (the Rocky Mountains)
2. During Ratification, those who supported the Constitution and preferred a strong national
government were called __________ , their opponents were called ________________ .
(Federalists, An tifederalists)
3. The war of 1812 was also known as ________________ for America got econo mically
in depe ndent after it.(Sec ond War of In depe nden ce)
4. Washington D. C. is situated on _________ River which is the traditional dividing line
betwee n the South and the North(the Potomac)
5. The Un ited States is the _________ most populous coun try .(third)
6. In his ____________ Abraham Lin col n expressed his ideas of a democratic gover nment
“ of the people, by the people and for the peopl^Gettysburg Address)
7. In the year _____ , Preside nt Nixon visited China, and later duri ng ______ ‘ s preside ncy,
formal diplomatic relations between China and the United States were established. (1972, Jimmy Carter)
8. The division of powers by a constitution between the central government and state
government is called ______________ . (Federalism)
9. By law any ___________ American citizen of and over __________ years of age and of
being a reside nt within the Un ited States for ______ years can run for the Preside nt. The duly elected and duly qualified president-elect takes office on the __________ of January followi ng his electio n. (n atural-born, 35, 14, 20th)
10. Whe n a Bill is vetoed by the Preside nt, it can still become a law if the Con gress _____ .
the veto by a _________ vote of both houses.(override, two-thirds)
11. The United States is bordered on the north by _________________ , on the south by
and _______ , on the east by _______ , and on the west by ______________ . (Ca nada, Mexico, The Gulf of Mexico, The Atla ntic, the Pacific)
12. Because the New England colonies were difficult of farming, they became a center
for ____ and ________ . The middle colonies were known as the ____________ , which produced wheat and potatoes as the major staple. The souther n colonies developed a .
system. The main crop in the South was ___________ , much later, ________ (fishing,
shipbuild ing, breadbasket, pla ntati on, tobacco, cott on)
13. The First World War was waged between tow groups of imperialist powers: __________ .
and ________ . ( the Allies/the Enten te, the Cen tral Europea n Powers)
14. The major triumph for Wils on at the Paris Peace Conference was the formatio n of
the ____________ . (League of Natio ns)
15. The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was adopted in ___________ , which
gran ted wome n the right to _______ . (1920, vote)
16. The Great Depression started with the sudden collapse of the ________ in New York in
October, ________ . This econo mic distress exte nded to Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. (stock market, 1929)
17. The can didate with the most voters in a state wi ns all of that states ______ votes. This is
known as the “ __________ ” pri nciple. The can didates who wins the ______ of the 538 Electoral College votes will be US Preside nt in the n ext four years. (electoral, wi nn er-take-all, 270)
18. American universities offer three main categories of graduate degrees: 1) ____ , 2) _____ ,
3) _________ (bachelor', masters, Ph. D)
19. Each of the fifty states in the US provides a free schooling of ___________ years to its
reside nts. (12)
20. Among the five Great Lakes, only Lak _________ belongs entirely to the US. Michigan)
21. The emblem of the Democratic Party is ___________ , and that of the Republican Party
is ________ . ____________ is con sidered the first Democratic Preside nt, and first
Republica n Preside nt is __________ . (don key, elepha nt, Thomas Jeffers on, Abraham Lincoln)
III. True or False Stateme nts:
1. People usually regard Christopher Columbus as the discoverer of the New World, though
before him, Norseme n from Scandin avia had already found this con ti nent.
2. During the Ratificati on of the Con stitutio n, Thomas Jeffers on and other federalists worked
hard to support a strong cen tral gover nment.
3. The Missouri Compromise brought a soluti on to the immediate problem of the exte nsion of
slavery.
4. Germa ny'un restricted submari ne campaig n aga inst mercha nt ships was one of the reas
ons that pushed America into World War I.
5. Sta nding committees are perma nent ones to determ ine whether proposed legislatio n
should be prese nted to the en tire House or Sen ate for con siderati on.
6. Louisiana Purchase was the largest real estate deal in US history, which got for America the
prese nt Louisia na State.
7. Fran kli n Roosevelt was one of the greatest America n Preside nts whose New Deal
effectively put an end to the Great Depressi on.
8. The Vice Preside nt is officially the presid ing officer of the House of Represe ntatives, and in
his abse nee, the preside nt pro tempore takes his place to deal with day-to-day bus in ess.
9. Immediately after Abraham Li neol n took office, the souther n states bega n to secede from
the Federal Union and orga ni zed the Con federate States of America.
10. The people of the US are predominantly white, among whom the most powerful and in flue
ntial group is the White An glo-Sax on Protesta nts who are the desce ndents of the early En glish settlers.
11. Voting requirements are different in one state from another, and voting qualifications are not
determ ined by federal gover nment.
12. When the state governments act out the powers given to it in the constitution, the Federal
Gover nment has no right to in terfere.
13. In the U.S .A., every state con stituti on divided political power among three eleme nts.
14. The power of the state in the US is actually from the state constitution and the US Con stituti
on.
15. The supreme law of the United States includes the US Constitution, treaties under the
authority of the Un ited States and laws to en sure the con stituti onal power being practiced.
16. It was the New York Times that first uncovered the Watergate scandal in 1972.
17. Gen erally speak ing, older people with more educati on and high in come tend to vote while
the youth, especially aged 18 to 21, has the lowest voting percentage in the United States. 18. As the opposite of Federalists, the Anti-Federalists insisted on the expansion of slavery in the
coun try.
IV. Explain the following terms:
Federalism
Melti ng pot
Mosaic
Separati on of powers
Judicial review
Winn er-take-all
Filibuster
Pocket veto
Cold war
New Deal
Missouri Compromise
V. Questio ns for discussi on
1. How many statesare there in the United States?And which two states are geographically
separated from the others?
2. What are the general characters of the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains?
3. Do you think that geography has played an important role in the economic development of the
United States? Explain.
4. Why is the United States known as a melting pot”？
5. What factors cause the America ns to move freque ntly within the Un ited States?
6. Why do many America ns now migrate from cities to suburbs?
7. Discuss the pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas.
8. Why did the discoveries of the New World before Columbus not exert great in flue nee in the
world at that time?
9. Why did so many English people move to the New World in the 17 century?
10. What was the social structure of the 13 colo nies?
11. Why did not the America n In dia ns become slaves duri ng the colonial days?
12. How do you understand checks and balances in American political system?
13. What do you know about the American Civil War, its causes, process, results, etc?
14. How do you comment on the constitutional division of powers in American political system?
15. Which preside nt in America n history do you thi nk is the greatest? Why?
16. Name two uni versally celebrated holidays in America and describe how people usually
celebrate them.
VI. Questio ns based on further read ing
1. Where can you see the Old Faithful Geyser?
a. Yellowst one Nati onal Park
b. Death Valley
c. Great Lakes
d. Lake District
2. In 1884 when fund-raising in America for the base of Statue of Liberty was in difficulty, ___ . came to the rescue.
a. Daniel Jon caire
b. Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi
c. Jea nne Emilie
d. Joseph Pulitzer
3. We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happ in ess” The sentence is take n from ______________ .。