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1、UNIT3l.WhatisanAmerican?HeiseitheraEuropean,orthedescendantofaEuropean,hencethatstrangemixtureofblood,whichyouwillfindinnoothercountry.HeisanAmerican,wholeavingbehindhimallhisancientprejudicesandmanners,receivesnewonesfromthenewmodeoflifehehasembraced,thenewgovernmentheobeys,andthen
2、ewrankheholds・・・・Hereindividualsofallnationsaremeltedintoanewraceofmen,whoselaborsandposteritywillonedaycausegreatchangesintheworld.・・・TheAmericanisanewman,whoactsnewprinciples;hemustthereforeentertainnewideas,andformnewopinions.4・InwhatwaydidPuritanisminfluenceAmericanculture?A.Tod
3、ay,Puritansarenolongerinexistence・ButtheirlegaciesarestillfeltinAmericansocietyandculture・Forexample,thePuritanshopedtobuildHacityuponhill"ailidealcommunity.Sincethattime,Americanshaveviewedtheircountryasagreatexperiment,aworthymodelforothernations.Thissenseofmissionhasbeenverystron
4、ginthemindsofmanyAmericans.B.ThePuritansalsohaveleftrichculturalheritagetofutureAmericans.TheAmericanvaluessuchasindividualism,hardwork,respectofeducationoweverymuchtothePuritanbeliefs.Unit43.WhataresomeofthemajorpowersofeachofthethreebranchesoftheU.S.government?Howarethethreebranch
5、essupposedtocheckandbalanceeachother?A1.—thelegislativebranchismadeupofelectedrepresentativesfromallofthestatesandistheonlybranchthatcanmakefederallaws,levyfederaltaxesanddeclarewarorputforeigntreatiesintoeffect・ItconsistsofaCongressthatisdividedintotheHouseofRepresentativeandtheSen
6、ate・TheHouseofRepresentativeshas435memberswhoservetwo-yearterms.TheSenatecomprises100lawmakerswhoservesix-yearterms.Eachstate,regardlessofpopulation,hastwosenators.2.…theexecutivebranchisthepresident,whoiselectedtoafour-yearterm・Apresidentcanbeelectedtoonlytwotermsaccordingtoanamend
7、mentpassedin1951・Thepresidentcanappointfederaljudgesasvacanciesoccur.Heisthecommanderinchiefofthearmedforces・Thepresidenthasotherbroadauthoritiesinrunningthegovernmentdepartmentsandhandlingforeignrelations.3•…thejudicialbranchisheadedbytheSupremeCourtwithachiefjusticeand8associateju
8、stices・TheFederalco
