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,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Introduction to British and American Culture,*,Introduction to British and American Culture,Chapter 3 Politics,Part Two The Political System of,the United States,Introduction to British and American Culture,Learning Focus,The Federal System,The U.S.Constitution,The Congress,Checks and Balances,The Democratic Party,Introduction to British and American Culture,Before You Read,Warm-up,1.Which legal document decides the organization of the United States government?,_,2.Who is the present President of the United States?Which party does he or she stand for?,_,3.What are the two major political parties in the United States?,_,Introduction to British and American Culture,The Constitution,a single political document in1787,7 articles,The Constitution follows three,principles,:,Federal system,“Checks and balances”,Respect for the Constitution,Introduction to British and American Culture,The Federal System,Definition,Power is shared between the central government and the state government,Americans are under,two governments,The state government,The federal government,Power of the federal government,To declare war,to tax,to borrow or coin money and to regulate business and trade,Introduction to British and American Culture,Bill of Rights,A list of 10 amendments in 1791,Rights guaranteed,Freedom of religion,Freedom of speech,Freedom of the press,Freedom to,assemble,peaceably in public places,Freedom to own weapons,Significance,A fundamental symbol of the freedoms and culture of the nation,Introduction to British and American Culture,Checks and balances,Three-part government,The legislative,The executive,The judicial,Function,Limits the powers of the three branches,Belief,If any one part or branch of government has all the power,it will become a threat to the freedom of citizens.,Introduction to British and American Culture,U.S.Government,Introduction to British and American Culture,The Legislative Branch,Law-making branch,The Congress,The supreme legislative,A similar function to the Parliament of the U.K.,Two houses:the Senate&the House of Representatives,Introduction to British and American Culture,Congress,Senator,Representatives,Election,_ members from each state,Based on population,Total No.,100 members,_,members,Age,At least,_,years old,At least 25,Term,_,years,_years,Citizenship,citizens for _ years,citizens for,_,years,Transferring Information,2,435,30,6,2,9,7,Introduction to British and American Culture,The Executive Branch,The head of the branch is the President,Consists of 15 departments,The Presidents function,Both the British Prime Minister and the Monarch,The first citizen of the U.S.,Introduction to British and American Culture,The White House,The official presidential residence,Since 1814,it has been called the“White House”.,Introduction to British and American Culture,The Judicial Branch,Consists of a series of courts,Introduction to British and American Culture,The Supreme Court,1 Chief Justice and 8 Associate Justices,It is the only court that has right to decide whether the law is constitutional.,Introduction to British and American Culture,Political Parties,The Democratic Party,Logo:donkey,The Republican Party,Logo:elephant,Introduction to British and American Culture,The Republican Party,The second largest party,More conservative,Ideology,A small government and free market,Letting business compete with little or no government regulation in the marketplace,Advocates strong national defense,Introduction to British and American Culture,The Democratic Party,The more liberal party,Idea,Government should do more for all classes of Americans.,They favor a strong social security system.,Supporters,Poorer and less-privileged Americans,Introduction to British and American Culture,Barack Obama,The 44,th,president,American story,Hard work and education as the means of getting ahead,A life so blessed should be lived in service to others.,Introduction to British and American Culture,Parties,The Republicans,The Democrats,Symbols,_,Donkey,Ideas,conservative,_,Economic idea,free,_,_,intervention,Social issues,Oppose large governmental social security programs,_,a strong social security system,Political support,business groups,the less privileged,Parties,Elephant,liberal,market,Government,Support,Introduction to British and American Culture,Summary,The,Federal System,The,U.S.Constitution,The Congress,Checks and Balances,The,Democratic Party,Introduction to British and American Culture,Thank You!,
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