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1、Government美国政府 "Ofthepeople,bythepeople,andforthepeople."That'showAbrahamLincolndescribedtheAmericangovernmentinhisGettysburgAddress.ThesesimplephrasescapturetheessenceofAmericandemocracy.InsteadofrulingoverU.S.citizens,thegovernmentisruledbythem.Electedoffic
2、ialsareknownaspublicservantswhorepresenttheirconstituents.Americanscangetinvolvedingovernmentbyvoting,bywritingletterstotheirrepresentativesandevenbyorganizingpeacefuldemonstrationstomaketheirvoicesheard.EachAmericancitizenhasavestedinterestinhowheorsheisgover
3、ned.FormerPresidentTheodoreRooseveltexpressedtheAmericanviewofgovernmentwell:"Thegovernmentisus." 「民有、民治、民享」，这是亚伯拉罕．林肯在盖茨堡演说时，描绘的美国政府。这简短的几个字道出了美国民主的真谛。美国政府不是统治人民而是受人民所统治。民选的官员被认为是人民的公仆，他们代表的是他们的选民。美国人可经由投票，向他们的代表陈情、甚至于组织和平的示威活动，来发表心声，参与政事。每一个美国公民都有一份保护自身利益的权
4、利与义务，来决定他们的政府该如何执政，前总统泰迪．罗斯福深刻地表达了美国人对政府的看法：「政府就是我们。」 Atfirstglance,itmightseemthattheU.S.president,as"leaderofthefreeworld,"isthe"ruler"ofAmerica.OnInaugurationDay,theswearinginofPresidentBillClintonforhissecondtermwillreflectthepompandcircumstanceofacoronat
5、ionceremony,withdignitariesfromaroundtheworldinattendance.EvenasfarbackasGeorgeWashington,whooncerejectedasuggestiontobecome"KingofAmerica,"peoplehavesoughttoascribefar-reachingpowerstothepresident.ButtheConstitutionensuresthatthepresidentwillnotbecomeanall-po
6、werfulruler. 乍看之下，身为「自由世界领袖」的美国总统似乎是美国的「统治者」。在就职日，来自世界各地达官显要的出席，使柯林顿总统的第二任就职宣誓仪式，如同国王加冕典礼一般的华丽与隆重。即使远朔自华盛顿总统，他曾经拒绝了成为「美国国王」的建议，人们还是想要把无比的权力赋予总统。但是美国宪法确保了总统不会成为一个集权的统治者。 TheU.S.government,asoutlinedbytheConstitution,isdividedintothreebranches:legislative,exec
7、utiveandjudicial.Thelegislativebranchpassesthelaws,theexecutiveenforcesthelawsandthejudicialinterpretsthelaws.ThelegislativebranchiscomprisedofthetwohousesofCongress,theSenateandtheHouseofRepresentatives.ThankstoCNN,C/SPANandthenightlynews,manylawmakershavealm
8、ostbecomecelebritiesintheirownright.Theexecutivebranchisrepresentedbythepresident,whoiscalledthechiefexecutiveorchiefofstate.Besidesthat,ascommanderinchiefofthearmedforces,thepresi
