第二课美国政治.pptVIP

 Unit 4The Political System in The United States Articles of Confederation(联邦条例) Congress: a weak national government, and it had only limited power Each state had its own government, made its own laws and handled its internal affairs In 1777, the agreement that set the plan of cooperation was called “the Articles of Confederation”. the Articles of Confederation failed. Constitutional Convention (制宪会议) In 1787 , in Philadelphia , The delegates from 12 states ( Except Rhode Island), hold a constitutional convention to revise the Articles of Confederation. a new constitution a federal system with a strong central government. The U.S. Constitution  (美国宪法) The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. It provides the framework for the organization of the United States Government. Two Main Fears 1. One person or group ,might become too powerful or to seize control of the country and create a tyranny(专制). How to deal with it? The delegates set up a government consisting of 3 parts: the executive, the legislature and the judicial. Two Main Fears 2. The new central government might weaken or take away the power of the state governments to run their own affairs. How to deal with it? The Constitution specified exactly what power the central government had and what power was reserved to the states. 千 奇百怪的法律条款 肯塔基州：向在公共场所演讲的人扔鸡蛋或扔西红柿将要坐牢1年。 爱达荷州：男人如果给他的情人送一盒巧克力糖的话，那么这盒糖的重量绝不能低于50磅，否则情人有权上告。 罗得岛州：市民在吃了大蒜4小时之内，禁止上飞机。 路易斯安那州:如果用真牙去咬人，那只是“简单的攻击行为”；但如果是用满口假牙去咬人，那罪名将会罪加一等，变成“严重攻击行为” United States Government The Constitution of the United States divides the national government into three branches. The structure of the federal government 1. Legislative branch（立法机构） The U. S. Congress（国会） is the legislative branch. It is the only branch makes laws. The Congress contains two parts: the House of Representatives(众议院) and the Senate（参议院）. Legislative Branch the House of Representativ