美國政治體制英文版介紹（課堂PPT）

1、1 Political SystemPolitical System 英語1204張靈芝231. System of government of US1. System of government of USFederalismthere is a federal or national government. there are individual states, each with its own government.42.Three Branches of Government 2.Three Branches of Government The legislative branch

2、(立法)The executive branch（執(zhí)行）The judicial branch （司法）5The Senate參議院The House of Representatives眾議院Congresss main function is to make laws. 6The Senate參議院 1.Composition : 100 senator 2.The speaker :vice president 3.Tenure :6 years 4.The qualification: 1） at least 30 years old 2） 9 years American citiz

3、enship 3） local person 7The House of Representatives 眾議院 1.Composition :about 340 senator 2.The speaker : election by themselves 3.Tenure: 2 years 1）at least 25 years old 4.The qualification: 2 ） 7 years American citizenship 3） local person 8headed by the Presidentadministers the laws9interprets the

4、 laws makes sure that new laws are in keeping with the Constitution10113.ConstitutionA constitution is a set of rules for a country. It defines how the country should be run and how new rules should be made. 12 4. Major Parties The Democratic Party民主黨 The Republican Party共和黨13The Democratic Party Th

5、omas Jefferson the Democratic-Republic Party the dominant political party in the US from 1800s until the 1820s1415The Republican Party Abraham Lincoln , 1854 to keep slavery from spreading to other parts of the country The party presided over the American Civil War1617181.1870s1.1870s2.HARPER2.HARPER（哈珀斯）（哈珀斯）3. Thomas Nast3. Thomas Nast（托馬（托馬斯斯 納斯特）納斯特）4.Caricature(4.Caricature(諷刺漫畫諷刺漫畫The Origin of Donkey a