英语国家社会与文化入门下册的答案文档格式.doc

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hemustthereforeentertainnewideas,andformnewopinions.

4.InwhatwaydidPuritanisminfluenceAmericanculture?

A.Today,Puritansarenolongerinexistence.ButtheirlegaciesarestillfeltinAmericansocietyandculture.Forexample,thePuritanshopedtobuild"

acityuponhill"

anidealcommunity.Sincethattime,Americanshaveviewedtheircountryasagreatexperiment,aworthymodelforothernations.ThissenseofmissionhasbeenverystronginthemindsofmanyAmericans.

B.ThePuritansalsohaveleftrichculturalheritagetofutureAmericans.TheAmericanvaluessuchasindividualism,hardwork,respectofeducationoweverymuchtothePuritanbeliefs.

Unit4

3.WhataresomeofthemajorpowersofeachofthethreebranchesoftheU.S.government?

Howarethethreebranchessupposedtocheckandbalanceeachother?

A1.--thelegislativebranchismadeupofelectedrepresentativesfromallofthestatesandistheonlybranchthatcanmakefederallaws,levyfederaltaxesanddeclarewarorputforeigntreatiesintoeffect.ItconsistsofaCongressthatisdividedintotheHouseofRepresentativeandtheSenate.TheHouseofRepresentativeshas435memberswhoservetwo-yearterms.TheSenatecomprises100lawmakerswhoservesix-yearterms.Eachstate,regardlessofpopulation,hastwosenators.

2.---theexecutivebranchisthepresident,whoiselectedtoafour-yearterm.Apresidentcanbeelectedtoonlytwotermsaccordingtoanamendmentpassedin1951.Thepresidentcanappointfederaljudgesasvacanciesoccur.Heisthecommanderinchiefofthearmedforces.Thepresidenthasotherbroadauthoritiesinrunningthegovernmentdepartmentsandhandlingforeignrelations.

3.---thejudicialbranchisheadedbytheSupremeCourtwithachiefjusticeand8associatejustices.TheFederalcourtshavejurisdictionovercasesarisingoutoftheConstitutionandothercaseswhichdonotariseoutofindividualstates.TheSupremeCourthasthejudicialreviewpower,thepowerdeterminingwhethercongressionallegislationorexecutiveactionviolatestheConstitution.

B.1.IfCongressproposesalawthatthepresidentthinksisunwise,thepresidentcanvetoit.

2.IfCongresspassesalawwhichisthenchallengedinthecourtsasunconstitutional,theSupremeCourthasthepowertodeclarethelawunconstitutionalandthereforenolongerineffect.

3.Thepresidenthasthepowertomaketreatieswithothernationsandtomakeallappointmentstofederalpositions,includingthepositionofSupremeCourtjustice.TheSenate,however,mustapprovealltreatiesandconfirmallappointmentsbeforetheybecomeofficial.InthiswaytheCongresscanpreventthepresidentfrommakingunwiseappointments.

4.WhatistheBillofRights?

DoyouthinkthatitwasnecessarytowritetheBillofRightsexplicitlyintotheU.S.Constitution?

TheBillofRights:

thefirst10amendments,collectivelyknownastheBillofRights,wereaddedwithintwoyearsoftheadoptionoftheU.S.Constitution.Theseamendmentsremainintacttoday,astheywerewrittentwocenturiesago.Thefirstguaranteesfreedomofworship,speechandpress,therightofpeacefulassembly,andtherighttopetitionthegovernmenttocorrectwrongs.TheBillofRightsandsubsequentconstitutionalamendmentsguaranteetheAmericanpeoplethefullestpossibleopportunitytoenjoyfundamentalhumanrights.

UNIT6

1.InwhatwaydoyouthinkthatreligiousfreedomwasahistoricalnecessityintheUnitedStates?

1.Bythemiddleofthe18thcentury,manydifferentkindsofProtestantslivedinAmerica.

2..TheGreatAwakeningofthe1740s,a"

revival"

movementthatsoughttobreathenewfeelingandstrengthintoreligion,cutacrossthelinesofProtestantreligiousgroups,ordenominations.

3.AfewAmericansweresoinfluencedbythenewscienceandnewideasoftheEnlightenmentinEuropethattheybecamedeists,believingthatreasonteachesthatGodexistsbutleavesmanfreetosettlehisownaffairs.

4.TheFirstAmendmenttotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesforbadethenewfederalgovernmenttogivespecialfavorstoanyreligionortohinderthefreepractice,orexercise,ofreligion.

3WhatpromotesthediversityinAmericanreligion?

1.TheUnitedStateshasalwaysbeenafertilegroundforthegrow