美国政治制度ppt资料.ppt

America Politics Weixiao , 2015 American Politics American Eagle --- National Emblem self-protection the pursuit of peace and prosperity one out of many 合众为一 Objectives Objectives ? By being exposed to facts and reviews of American politics in this unit, students are supposed to have an overall understanding of: 1. the birth and perfection of the . Constitution; 2. a political system featured by a written constitution and federalism; 3. the three branches of the federal government; 4. party politics in the .. Contents Contents I. The Constitution and Federalism 宪法和联邦制 II. The Executive Branch of the Federal Government 联邦政府的行政部门 III. The Legislative Branch of the Federal government 联邦政府的立法部门 IV. The Judicial Branch of the Federal Government V. Political Parties I. The Constitution and Federalism 1. Articles of Confederation 联邦条款 2. Constitution of the United States 美利坚合众国宪法 3. Bill of Rights 人权法案 4. Federalism 联邦制 5. Checks and Balances 政府机关彼此之间的相互制衡 I. The Constitution and Federalism 1. Articles of Confederation 联邦条款? The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union --- the first constitution-like official document 联邦和永久联盟的章程--- 第一部宪法,如官方文件? drafted in June 1776, proposed to the States for ratification in 1777, pleted in 1781 起草于六月 1776 ,向美国提出的 1777 个批准,并完成了 1781 ? failed and was replaced by the US Constitution in 1788 失败了,被美国宪法所取代 1788 ? The former 13 British colonies became 13 states of the new nation. ? They were not very clear about the future political system of the United States and about the relationships between the states and the government of the new nation. ? A document drafted to make them like a one country ? Each new state had its own government and anized very much like an independent nation ? Congress, a weak central government stipulated by Articles of Confederation 国会, 一个由联邦政府规定的力量弱小的中央政府, failed to govern the states in a good way.