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1、IntroductiontoBritishandAmericanCultureChapter3PoliticsPartTwoThePoliticalSystemoftheUnitedStatesIntroductiontoBritishandAmericanCultureLearningFocusTheFederalSystemTheU.S.ConstitutionTheCongressChecksandBalancesTheDemocraticPartyIntroductiontoBritishandAmericanCultureBef

2、oreYouReadWarm-up1.WhichlegaldocumentdecidestheorganizationoftheUnitedStatesgovernment?_____________________________2.WhoisthepresentPresidentoftheUnitedStates?Whichpartydoesheorshestandfor?_____________________________3.WhatarethetwomajorpoliticalpartiesintheUnitedStates

3、?_____________________________IntroductiontoBritishandAmericanCultureTheConstitutionasinglepoliticaldocumentin17877articlesTheConstitutionfollowsthreeprinciples:Federalsystem“Checksandbalances”RespectfortheConstitutionIntroductiontoBritishandAmericanCultureTheFederalSyste

4、mDefinitionPowerissharedbetweenthecentralgovernmentandthestategovernmentAmericansareundertwogovernmentsThestategovernmentThefederalgovernmentPowerofthefederalgovernmentTodeclarewar,totax,toborroworcoinmoneyandtoregulatebusinessandtradeIntroductiontoBritishandAmericanCultu

5、reBillofRightsAlistof10amendmentsin1791RightsguaranteedFreedomofreligionFreedomofspeechFreedomofthepressFreedomtoassemblepeaceablyinpublicplacesFreedomtoownweaponsSignificanceAfundamentalsymbolofthefreedomsandcultureofthenationIntroductiontoBritishandAmericanCultureChecks

6、andbalancesThree-partgovernmentThelegislativeTheexecutiveThejudicialFunctionLimitsthepowersofthethreebranchesBeliefIfanyonepartorbranchofgovernmenthasallthepower,itwillbecomeathreattothefreedomofcitizens.IntroductiontoBritishandAmericanCultureU.S.GovernmentIntroductiontoB

7、ritishandAmericanCultureTheLegislativeBranchLaw-makingbranchTheCongressThesupremelegislativeAsimilarfunctiontotheParliamentoftheU.K.Twohouses:theSenate&theHouseofRepresentativesIntroductiontoBritishandAmericanCultureCongressSenatorRepresentativesElection_____membersfromea

8、chstateBasedonpopulationTotalNo.100members_____membersAgeAtleast___yearsoldAtleast25Term___years