英文美国三权分立.ppt

Political System in US BY 祝桂君 The theory Checks and balances How they work in reality？ Exercises 1、How does the US constitution divide power among the three branches of government? How do they check and balance each other?(2010年)2、There are ____members in the Senate in US?A 435 B 50 C 100 D 923、Which branch of the American government has the power to interpret the Constitution？A The President B The House C The Senate D The Supreme Court4、US presidents normally serve a(n) ____term.A 2-year B 4-year C 6-year D 8-year5、According to the United Constitution,the legislative power is invested in A the Federal Government B The Supreme Court C The Cabinet D The Congress BY 祝桂君 * * If this scene is really played out in real life, what will happen about the U.S. political landscape? In contrast the ancient feudal society, once the absence of monarchy then the nation will have a bloody struggle for power, So, does this political scene will be staged in the United States? If we want to answer these questions, we must begin to understand the basic political framework of the United States - the separation of powers system. There was a scene in the movie ‘Air Force One’:During the U.S. President ’s flight from Russia to the United States, he was sneaked into advance, Air Force One, the Russian terrorists hijacking. Checks and balances (1787) emphasize the separation of legislative and executive, Alexander Hamilton (1757 -1804) republicanism in France (1789) State power into legislative, executive, external power, Montesquieu (1689-1755) constitutional monarchy in Britain(1689) State power into legislative, executive, external power John Locke (1632-1704) practice Theory Person 一、 The theory about the checks and balances