美国政治体制英文版介绍.ppt

1、Political System,英语1204张灵芝,1. System of government of US,Federalism there is a federal or national government. there are individual states, each with its own government.,2.Three Branches of Government,The legislative branch(立法) The executive branch（执行） The judicial branch （司法）,The Senate参议院 The Hous

2、e of Representatives众议院 Congresss main function is to make laws.,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 2） 9 years American citizenship 3） local person,The House of Representatives 众议院,1.Composition :abo

3、ut 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 3） local person,headed by the President administers the laws,interprets the laws makes sure that new laws are in keeping with the Constitution,3.Const

4、itution,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.,4. Major Parties,The Democratic Party民主党 The Republican Party共和党,The Democratic Party,Thomas Jefferson the Democratic-Republic Party the dominant political party in the US from 1800s until the 1820s,The Republican Party,Abraham Lincoln , 1854 to keep slavery from spreading to other parts of the country The party presided over the American Civil War,1.1870s 2.HARPER（哈珀斯） 3. Thomas Nast（托马斯纳斯特） 4.Caricature(讽刺