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1、3.2 American Political SystemThe United States is an indirect democracy,that is,the people rule through the representatives they elect.Any citizen who is at least 18 years old can vote.Federalism is designed to scatter the governmental power vertically.Separation of Power is designed to divide the g

2、overnmental power horizontallyIn 1787.in the course of the Convention,the president of the convention,together with the delegates,designed a new form of government for the United States.The plan for the government was written in very simple language in a document called the Constitution of the Unite

3、d States.The Constitution states that the government consists of three parts,or branches:the executive,the legislative and the judicial.Each branch was given power to check the operations of the others,so that no one branch could be too powerful.he Constitution specified exactly what power the centr

4、al government had and which power was reserved for the states.Legislative BranchThe bicameral Congress(國會國會),made up of the Senate and the House of RepresentativesThey makes federal law,declares war,approves treaties,has the power of the purse,and has the power of impeachment,by which it can remove

5、sitting members of the government.The Senate(參議院參議院)has 100 members with each state having two senators,elected at-large to six-year terms.Senators are chosen directly by all the voters in their state.A Senator must be over 30 years old,and a resident in the state which they represent,and must have

6、been a U.S.citizen for at least nine years.The Hose of Representatives(眾議院眾議院)It has 435 voting member plus a non-voting representative from Puerto Rico,Guma and the District of ColumbiaThe term for each representative is two years.The Representatives must be at least 25 years old and must have been

7、 U.S.citizens for no less than seven years.Both houses have the power to introduce legislation on any subject except the revenue bills which must originate in the House of Representatives.A member of either house of Congress has the right to introduce a bill or legislative proposal.Executive Branchi

8、s headed by the chief executive officer,the President,who is also the head of the state.consists of 14 departments and many independent agencies.The heads of the departments,called secretaries,chosen by the President and approved by the Senate,form a council of advisers generally known as the Presid

9、ents CabinetJudicial Branch consists of a series of courts,the Supreme Court,the courts of appeals,and the district courts.The Supreme Court and lower federal courts,whose judges are appointed by the president with Senate approval,interpret laws and overturn those they find unconstitutional.有緣學(xué)習(xí)更多+謂y g d 3 0 7 6 考證資料