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ThePolityofTheU.S.A.
Briefintroductory
TheUnitedStatesofAmericaisthefirstcountrywithnuclearweapons,apermanentmemberoftheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil,andafoundingmemberofNATO.TheendoftheColdWarandthedissolutionoftheSovietUnionlefttheUnitedStatesasthesolesuperpower.Thecountryaccountsforapproximately(近似的)50%ofglobalmilitaryspendingandisaleadingeconomic,political,andculturalforceintheworld.ThepoliticalsystemoftheUnitedStatesBeganin1776.Atfirstitwasjustaexperiment
basedontheideaofEquality,FreedomandJustice,whichhasalreadybecomeourworld’suniversalvalue(普世价值)now.USAisfrequentlycalledademocraticgovernment(民主政体).Butproperlyspeaking,itisaconstitutionalfederalrepublic(宪政联邦共和制).
ConstitutionalmeansAmericangovernmentisbasedonitsconstitution,whichisthesupremelaw,notonlyestablishthefederation
andthestategovernment’spowerstructure,butalsoconfirmtheauthorityofthegovernment.Federal
isembodiedinthatthesystemoftheUnitedStatesiscomposedofanationalgovernmentandfiftystategovernmentsRepublicrefertoapoliticalentitythatisreignedbyaelectivegovernment
Governmentandelections
TheUnitedStatesistheworld'soldestsurvivingfederation.Itisaconstitutionalrepublic,"inwhichmajorityruleistemperedbyminorityrightsprotectedbylaw."Itisfundamentallystructuredasarepresentativedemocracy.Thefederalgovernmentiscomposedofthreebranches:Legislative:ThebicameralCongress,madeupoftheSenateandtheHouseofRepresentatives,makesfederallaw,declareswar,approvestreaties,hasthepowerofthepurse,andhasthepowerofimpeachment,bywhichitcanremovesittingmembersofthegovernment.Executive:Thepresidentisthecommander-in-chiefofthemilitary,canvetolegislativebillsbeforetheybecomelaw,andappointstheCabinetandotherofficers,whoadministerandenforcefederallawsandpolicies.Judicial:TheSupremeCourtandlowerfederalcourts,whosejudgesareappointedbythepresidentwithSenateapproval,interpretlawsandcanoverturnlawstheyfindunconstitutional.Parties,ideology,andpoliticsTheUnitedStateshasoperatedunderatwo-partysystemformostofitshistory.Forelectiveofficesatalllevels,state-administeredprimaryelectionschoosethemajorpartynomineesforsubsequentgeneralelections.Sincethegeneralelectionof1856,themajorpartieshavebeentheDemocraticParty,foundedin1824,andtheRepublicanParty,foundedin1854.SincetheCivilWar,onlyonethird-partypresidentialcandidate—formerpresidentTheodoreRoosevelt,runningasaProgressivein1912—haswonasmuchas20%ofthepopularvote.WithinAmericanpoliticalculture,theRepublicanPartyisconsideredcenter-rightor"conservative"andtheDemocraticPartyisconsideredcenter-leftor"liberal".ThestatesoftheNortheastandWestCoastandsomeoftheGreatLakesstates,knownas"bluestates",arerelativelyliberal.The"redstates"oftheSouthandmuchoftheGreatPlainsandRockyMountainsarerelativelyconservative.Presentsituation
Thewinnerofthe2008presidentialelection,DemocratBarackObama,isthe44thU.S.presidentandthefirstAfricanAmericantoholdtheoffice.AllpreviouspresidentsweremenofsolelyEuropeandescent.The2008electionsalsosawtheDemocraticPartystrengthenitscontrolofboththeHouseandtheSenate.Inthe111thUnitedStatesCongress,theSenatecomprises57Democrats,twoindependentswhocaucuswiththeDemocrats,and40Republicans(oneseatremainsindispute);theHousecomprises256Democratsand178Republicans(oneseatisvacant).ThePoliticaldivisionsoftheUSAPoliticaldivisions
TheUnitedStatesisafederalunionoffiftystates.TheoriginalthirteenstateswerethesuccessorsofthethirteencoloniesthatrebelledagainstBritishrule.MostoftheresthavebeencarvedfromterritoryobtainedthroughwarorpurchasebytheU.S.government.OnesetofexceptionscomprisesVermont,Texas,andHawaii:eachwasanindependentrepublicbeforejoiningtheunion.Anothersetofexceptionscomprisesthosestatescreatedoutoftheterritoryoftheoriginalthirteen.Earlyinthecountry'shistory,threestateswerecreatedinthismanner:KentuckyfromVirginia;TennesseefromNorthCarolina;andMainefromMassachusetts.DuringtheAmericanCivilWar,WestVirginiabrokeawayfromVirginia.Themostrecentstate—Hawaii—achievedstatehoodonAugust21,1959.Thestatesdonothavetherighttosecedefromtheunion.Givemeyourtired,yourpoor.
Thewretchedrefuseofyourteemingshore.
Sendthese,thehomeless,tempesttosttome.
Iliftmylampbesidethegoldendoor.---StatueofLiberty
把你们疲惫的人,你们贫穷的人/你们渴望呼吸自由空气的挤在一堆的人都给我/把那些无家可归,饱经风浪的人都送来/在这金色的大门旁,我要为他们把灯举起.——自由女神像铭文节选AmericanpoliticalideologyAmongthecoretenetsofthisideologyarethefollowing:Democracy:Thegovernmentisanswerabletocitizens,whomaychangeitthroughelections.2Equality:Thelawsshouldattachnospecialprivilegetoanycitizen(thatis,citizensshouldbeequalbeforethelaw).
3FreedomofReligion,separationofChurchandState:Thegovernment'spowerinmattersofreligionarelimitedtopreventabuseofpower.4FreedomofSpeech:Individualsandpoliticalpartiesdebatehowthisideologyappliestoparticularcircumstances,andmaydisagreeopenlywithanyofit.IntheUSA,Individualfreedomsareimporta
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