美国概况政治地理.doc

美国概况-政治习题(2008-10-12 15:29:05)Political System1. The Judicial Branch is headed by _.A. the Supreme Court B. Congress C. President2. The general election in America is held every _ years.A. 5 B. 4 C. 6 D. 33. The symbol of the US Democratic Party is _.A. donkey B. elephant C. eagle4. _ has the sole right to interpret the Constitution.A. The Cabinet B. The Supreme CourtC. President D. Congress5. The symbol of the US Republic Party is _.A. tiger B. elephant C. donkey6. The political system of the US is based on the following except _.A. federalism B. the constitutional monarchyC. the separation of powers D. respect for the constitutionE. the rule of law7. The US Federal Government is composed of the following except _.A. the legislative B. the standing committeeC. the judicial D. the executive8. The number of Congressmen from each state varies depending on _.A. the size of the area B. the size of the populationC. the tradition D. the wealth9. The Democratic Party of America was founded in _.A. 1845 B. 1828 C. 178710. There are _ departments in American Government.A. 13 B. 14 C. 1511. The law-making or the legislative body in the government is _.A. the Supreme Court B. the CongressC. the Cabinet D. the presidents committee12. All states in America have the legislative branch of two houses except the state _.A. Nebraska B. Nevada C. Oregon13. In each state there are about _ counties on average.A. 30 B. 50 C. 6014. The members in the Senate must be at least _ years old and those in the Representative _ years old.A. 40, 30 B. 30, 26 C. 30, 2515. The tenure of office of federal judges is _ years long.A. 8 B. for life C. 516. The Democratic and the Republican Parties gradually lost their differences after _.A. 1865 B. 1860 C. 187017. There are _ presidential electors for all the states.A. 535 B. 100 C. 538 D. 43518. The Federal Government and the states governments are supposed to _ each other.A. guide B. control C. keep independence from19. If the president wants to put a treaty into effect, he has to get the approval by two thirds of the _.A. Senate B. Cabinet C. CongressI. Fill in the Blanks1. Only the _ _ has the right to interpret the constitution.2. There are _ voting members in the House of Representatives.3. Each of the fifty states of US elects _ senators.4. There are _ judges in the Supreme Court of America.5. The first ten amendments added to the constitution in 1791 was called the _ _ _.6. The Federal Constitution consists of _ articles and _ amendments.7. The balance is always kept among the three branches of the power of the government and this is called the “System of _ and _”.8. The _ determines the government and divides the power of the government into three branches.9. The official presidential residence is the _ _.10. _ is the only way in which the president can legally be removed from office.11. In 1974 President _ was impeached and he resigned his office before a trial could take place.12. The parties in the US choose all their candidates for election, except for president, as “_ _”.13. In American history _ presidents have been assassinated.14. The president who was first assassinated in 1865 was _ _.15. The American Congress is made up of two houses: the _ and the House of _.16. In the US the chief function of _ is to make laws.17. The Democratic Party grew out of the _.18. There are _ persons in the Jury.19. There are _ members in the Senate.20. The head of he House of Representatives is called the _.21. According to the _, the president should be a citizen born in the US territory.22. The two main parties are the Democratic and the _ Party.II. Explain the Following Terms1. FBI2. The President-electIII. Answer the Following Questions1. What is the role of the US congress? What is the criticism of the Congress in the American Press?2. What are the main features of the State government?美国概况-地理习题(2008-10-12 15:30:39)1. The _ part of America consists of high plateaus and mountains formed by the Great Cordillera Range.A. eastern B. western C. northeastern2. In eastern _ lies Death Valley, 85 metres below sea level.A. California B. Utah C. Arizona3. In the west of the _ lie the Colorado Plateaus and the Columbia Plateaus.A. Rocky Mountain B. Coast Range C. Cascades Mountains4. The _ lies between the Colorado Plateaus and Columbia PlateausA. Great Basin B. Colorado Valley C. Great Plains5. The famous Yellowstone National Park is situated in northwestern part of _.A. California B. Arizona C. Wyoming6. The world-known Colorado Valley lies in northern _, which is cut by the Colorado River.A. Arizona B. Utah C. Montana7. Among the five Great Lakes, only _ is wholly within the United States.A. Erie B. Superior C. Michigan8. Only the climate in the southern part of _ is tropical.A. Florida B. Georgia C. Virginia9. Washington, the capital of the US, is on the _ river.A. Potomac B. Delaware C. St. Laurence10. The width of the Niagara Fall is about _ metres and the drop average _ metres.A. 1650, 50 B. 1240, 49 C. 1540, 4911. _ part is the most densely populated region in America.A. The southern B. The northeastern C. The western12. The Great Salt Lake lies in northern _.A. Idaho B. Arizona C. Nevada D. Utah13. _ has been called the “cradle of American Liberty”.A. Philadelphia B. Plymouth C. Boston14. About _ of the worlds annual agricultural products come from the United States.A. half B. one third C. two thirds15. The highest mountain in the U.S. is Mount _.A. Appalachian B. Mekinley C. Rocky16. Mount Mekinley lies in the _ Range.A. Sierra Nevada B. Cascades C. Alaska17. The two largest Chinatowns are located in the following cities except _.A. New York B. San Francisco C. Miami18. The worlds largest freshwater lake is Lake _.A. Superior B. Ontario C. Victoria19. The world-famous Niagara Falls lie between lakes of _.A. Erie and Michigan B. Erie and Ontario C. Superior and Haron20. _ of the Americas territory is covered with forests.A. 1/4 B. 1/5 C. 1/321. Texas, having belonged to _, was annexed by the U.S. in 1845.A. France B. Russia C. Mexico22. Hawaii is in the _ Ocean.A. Atlantic B. Indian C. Pacific23. The American black population consists of _ of the total population.A. 1/10 B. 1/5 C. 1/924. _ is the largest state in area in the U.S.A.A. Florida B. Louisiana C. Alaska25. The United States today is the _ largest country in size in the world.A. third B. fifth C. fourth26. About half of the total population is concentrated in the following areas except _.A. Atlantic Coast B. Pacific Coast C. NorthwestD. around the Great Lakes E. Gulf of Mexico27. There are _ river systems in the U.S.A.A. 8 B. 3 C. 628. Detroit is famous for the production of _.A. automobile B. timber C. bamboo29. The City St. Louis in America is called the gateway towards the _.A. East B. West C. Northeast D. Southwest30. The city _ is given the nickname “Space City of U.S.A.”.A. Boston B. Houston C. San Francisco31. The _ were the original inhabitants in America.A. blacks B. Indians C. Puerto Ricans32. The steel and iron industries are mainly distributed around the city of _, providing _ percent of the total output each year.A. Pittsburgh, 60 B. Chicago, 50 C. New York, 6033. The largest industrial city in America is _.A. Chicago B. Boston C. Houston34. Only the climate in the southwestern part of Florida belongs to _.A. subtropical B. continental C. tropical35. _ is famous for many stores and shops.A. Wall Street B. Broadway C. Fifth Avenue36. In _ people can find the historical spot, the Independence National Historical Park.A. Philadelphia B. St. Louis C. San Francisco37. Boston is situated in Boston Bay, _.A. Maine B. Massachusetts C. Connecticut38. The Columbia River and the Colorado River belong to the system of _.A. the Gulf B. the Atlantic C. the PacificI. Fill in the blanks1. The United States is situated in the _ part of _ America.2. The U.S. is bounded by _ on the north and by _ and the Gulf of Mexico on the south.3. To the west of America lies the _ Ocean.4. To the east of America lies the _ Ocean.5. The seat of the American Federal Government is the District of _.6. The _ part is made up of the highlands formed by the Appalachian Range.7. The famous _ National Park is located in the northwestern part of Wyoming.8. The western part of the central plain is also called the “_ _”.9. The Mississippi River flows from the _ lakes to the Gulf of _.10. The lowest point in the whole of North America is _ _.11. The world-known _ _ lies in northern Arizona, which is cut by the Colorado River.12. The largest island salt lake in North America is the _ _ Lake.13. The United States includes _ states and a _ district, the District of Columbia.14. The Declaration of Independence was first read on July 4th, _.15. The two main tributaries of the _ River are the Missouri River and the Ohio River.16. The five Great Lakes lie between the boundary of _ and the United States.17. Through the middle of the country, north and south, runs a line which is known as the _ _ _ _.18. The South region in America has in general, a warm climate. People often call it the “_ _”.19. The largest state, _, is famous for its glacier, waterfall and ripples.20. There rises the tendency of shifting the centre of industries from the _ to the _.21. The famous _ _ is known as the financial centre, the symbol of the American monopoly capitalism.22. _ is the centre of theatres in America.23. The nickname of Pittsburgh is the _ and _ City.24. _ is the second largest in population in the U.S.25. The two youngest states are _ in the northeastern part of America and _ in the central Pacific.26. Most o