大学英语外报复习lesson-7.ppt

Words to Know coalition, boost, score, battleground, pick up, oblique, contention, batter, adrift, fix, fulfill, threshold, electoral vote, close, sweep away, partisan politics, plunge, margin, exit poll, returns, Capitol Hill, milestone, bail out, back(backer), arc, far-reaching, repeal, NBA Hall of Fame, field office, harassed, constituency, put/get/keep sth. in/out of perspective 总统是美国的最高行政首长，在大选之间只有发生特殊情况才需要更换。按照法律规定，在特殊情况下，总统的继任顺序为： 1. 副总统兼参议院议长 2. 众议院议长 3. 参议院临时议长 4. 国务卿 5. 财政部长 6. 国防部长 7. 司法部长 8. 国土资源部长 9. 农业部长 10. 商务部长 11. 劳工部长 12. 卫生与公众服务部长 13. 住房与发展部长 14. 运输部长 15. 能源部长 16. 教育部长 17. 退伍军人事务部长 18. 国土安全部长 Word supplement makeup n. 版面设计man of the year 年度新闻人物，年度风云人物mass communication 大众传播(媒)mass media 大众传播（媒）masterhead n．报头;报名media n.媒介，媒体morgue[m?:g] n．报刊资料室news agency 通讯社news clue 新闻线索 news peg 新闻线索，新闻电头newsprint n．新闻纸news value 新闻价值nose for news 新闻敏感obituary n．讣告objectivity n．客观性off the record 不宜公开报道opinion poll 民意测验 Election of the President On November 6, 2012, Americans elected the 45th President of the United States. This process was set up in the United States Constitution. The Constitution requires a candidate for the presidency to be: 1.At least 35 years old 2.A natural born citizen of the United States 3.A resident of the United States for 14 years So how does one become President of the United States? The following steps outline the general process for presidential elections. Step I: Primaries and Caucuses There are many people who would like to become President. Each of these people have their own ideas about how our government should work. Some of these people can belong to the same political party. Thats where primaries and caucuses come in. In these elections, party members get to vote for the candidate that will represent their party in the upcoming general election. Step 2: National Conventions At the end of the primaries and caucuses, each party holds a national convention to final