英美文化概况简答论述整理

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1、英美文化概况简答论述简答：1.TheFunctionsofParliament①Firstandforemost,itpasseslaws.②providesthemeansofcarryingontheworkofgovernmentbyvotingfortaxation.③scrutinizegovernmentpolicy,administrationandexpenditureandtodebatethemajorissuesoftheday.④TherearenolegalrestraintsuponParliament.Ho

2、wever,itdoesnotassertitssupremacy,butbearsthecommonlawinmindandactsaccordingtoprecedent.Strictlyspeaking,theParliamenttodayconsistsoftheQueen,theHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommons.2.GeorgeWashingtonGeorgeWashingtonwasoneofthefoundingfathersoftheAmericanRepublic.HewastheCom

3、mander-in-ChiefoftheContinentalArmyintheWarofIndependenceagainsttheBritishcolonialruleandthefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.3.TheOpenUniversityTheOpenUniversity―foundedinthe1960’sforpeoplewhomightnotgettheopportunityforhighereducarionforeconomicandsocialreasons.It’sopent

4、oeverybodyanddoesn’tdemandthesameformaleducationalqualificationsastheotheruniversities.UniversitiescoursesarefollowingthroughTV,correspondence,videosandanetworkofstudycenters.AththeendoftheirstudiesattheOpenUniversity,successfulstudentsareawardedauniversitydegree.Univers

5、itiesintheUK.4.ThestrategyofPreemptionInanaddressdeliveredtotheWestPointgraduates,PresidentBush,forthefirsttime,putforwardthestrategyofpreemption（先发制人）,whichisformalizedintheNationalSecurityStrategyissuedinSept.2002.Bypreemption,theUSmeansthatwhenitdeterminesthatacountry

6、whichisrepressiveandhostiletotheUShasacquiredorproducedweaponsofmassdestruction（大规模杀伤性武器）orhasthepotentialtopossesssuchweapons,theUSshoulduseforcetoremovethisthreattoUSsecurityandshouldnotwaittillthedangerbecomesimminentoruntiltheUsisattacked.ThisisknownasBushDoctrine.5.

7、ComprehensiveschoolsComprehensiveschoolsarethemostpopularsecondaryschoolsinBritaintoday.Suchschoolsadmitchildrenwithoutreferencetotheiracademicabilitiesandprovideageneraleducation.Pupilscanstudyeverythingfromacademicsubjectslikeliteraturetomorepracticalsubjectslikecookin

8、g.6.TheBillofRightsTheBillofRightsconsistsofthefirst10amendmentswhichwereaddedtotheConstitutionin1791.T