AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
A: Principles of American Democracy
1. What is the supreme law of the land ?
1. 美國的最高法?是?麽?
A:
點擊此處查看答案 the Constitution
評論 (共有1條評論) 查看中文2. What does the Constitution do ?
2. 憲法的作用是什麽?
A:
點擊此處查看答案 sets up the government.
defines the government
protects basic rights of Americans
評論 查看中文3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
3. 憲法的前三個字說明自治的概念。這三個字是什麽?
評論 查看中文4. What is an amendment?
4. 什麽叫修正案?
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點擊此處查看答案 a change (to the Constitution)
an addition (to the Constitution)
評論 查看中文5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution ?
5. 憲法的前 10 項修正案稱為什麽?
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點擊此處查看答案 the Bill of Rights
評論 查看中文6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment.
6. ?舉憲法第一條修正案中的一項權?或自由。
A:
點擊此處查看答案 speech
religion
assembly
press
petition the government
答:
言論自由
宗教自由
集會結社自由
出版自由
向政府請願自由
評論 (共有1條評論) 查看中文7. How many amendments does the Constitution have ?
7. 憲法有幾條修正案?
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點擊此處查看答案 Twenty-seven (27)
評論 查看中文8. What did the Declaration of Independence do ?
8. 「獨立宣言」的作用是什麽?
A:
點擊此處查看答案 announced our independence(from Great Britain)
declared our independence(from Great Britain)
said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
答:
布美國(脫離英國而)獨立
宣告美國(脫離英國而)獨立
表示美國(脫離英國而)獨立
評論 查看中文9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
9. 列舉「獨立宣言」中的兩項權利。
A:
點擊此處查看答案 life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
答:
生命(的權利)
自由(的權利)
追求幸福(的權利)
評論 查看中文10. What is freedom of religion ?
10. 什麽是宗教自由?
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點擊此處查看答案 You can pr ACT ice any religion, or not practice a religion.
評論 查看中文11. What is the economic system in the United States ?
11. 美國的經濟製度是什麽?
A:
點擊此處查看答案 capitalist economy
market economy
評論 查看中文12. What is the “rule of law”?
12. 「法治」是?麽?
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點擊此處查看答案 Everyone must follow the law
Leaders must obey the law
Government must obey the law.
No one is above the law
答:
人人都應遵守法?
領導人必須遵守法?
政府必須遵守法?
沒有任何人在法?之上
評論 查看中文13. Name one branch or part of the government.
13. ?舉政府體製的一個分支或部門。
A:
點擊此處查看答案 Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
評論 查看中文14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
14. ?麽防止一個政府分支變得過於強大?
A:
點擊此處查看答案 checks and balances
separation of powers
評論 查看中文15. Who is in charge of the executive branch ?
15. 誰負責行政部門?
評論 查看中文16. Who makes federal laws ?
16. 誰製定聯邦法律?
A:
點擊此處查看答案 Congress
Senate and House (of Representatives)
(U.S. or national) legislature
評論 查看中文17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress ?
17. 美國國會由哪兩部分組成?
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點擊此處查看答案 The Senate and House (of Representatives)
評論 查看中文18. How many U. S. Senators are there ?
18. 美國參議員有幾位?
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點擊此處查看答案 One hundred (100)
評論 查看中文19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
19. 我們選出的美國參議員任職多少??
評論 查看中文20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?
20. 您所在州的現任一位美國參議員的名字是?麽?
A:
點擊此處查看答案 Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S.Senators.]
答:
答案依所在州?同而異。[住在哥倫比亞特區和美國領土的居民可答:哥倫比亞特區當地 (或應試居民所在領地)沒有美國參議員 。]
評論 查看中文21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members ?
21. 眾議院中有投票權的眾議員有幾位?
A:
點擊此處查看答案 four hundred thirty-five (435)
評論 查看中文22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years ?
22. 我們選出的美國眾議員任職多少??
評論 查看中文23. Name your U.S. Representative.
23. ?舉您所在選區的美國眾議員的名字。
A:
點擊此處查看答案 Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) Representatives in Congress.]
答:
答案依所在州?同而異 。[住在沒有投票權的美國領地當地代表或專員之應試者可以說明當地代表或專員的姓名 。說明自己選區沒有國會(投票)代表也是可接受的答案 。]
評論 查看中文24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent ?
24. 美國參議員代表何人?
A:
點擊此處查看答案 all people of the state
評論 查看中文25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
25. 為?麽有些州的眾議員人數比其他州多?
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點擊此處查看答案 (because of)the state’s population.
(because)they have more people.
(because) some states have more people.
答:
(由於)該州的人口
(由於)該州有?多人口
(由於)該州的人口比其他州多
評論 查看中文26. We elect a President for how many years ?
26. 我們選出的總統任職多少??
評論 查看中文27. In what month do we vote for President?
27. 我們在哪一個月選總統?
評論 查看中文28. What is the name of the President of the United States now ?
28. 現任美國總統的名字是?麽?
評論 查看中文29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now ?
29. 現任美國副總統的名字是?麽?
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點擊此處查看答案 Joseph R. Biden, Jr
Biden
評論 查看中文30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President ?
30. 如果總統?能視事,則由誰成為總統?
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點擊此處查看答案 the Vice President
評論 查看中文