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WhyAmerica?1.美国在当今世界有极大的影响力,美国文化影响全球、影响中国。2.美国社会制度与文化价值很有特点,有的地方是值得我们学习的,有的地方必须批判。第一讲美国地理与历史概况美国的地理特性:得天独厚,但又充满挑战(一)优势1、位置分离主义者(Separatists)的隐居之地,如同世外桃源。世界主义者(Cosmopolitans)的世界通衢。2、气候适宜;3、幅员广阔;4、资源丰富(二)劣势1、新格兰(NewEngland):(1)Storm;(2)Stonysoil2、南方(VirginiaandtheCarolinas):“dismalswamps”3、内地(TheInterior)4、大平原与太平洋沿岸(TheGreatPlainsandthePacificBasins)(1)干旱(drought)(2)Earthquake.TheNorthridgeearthquakeoccurredonJanuary17,1994at4:31AMPacificStandardTimeinReseda,aneighborhoodinthecityofLosAngeles,California.Theearthquakehada"strong"momentmagnitudeof6.7,butthegroundaccelerationwasthehighesteverinstrumentallyrecordedinanurbanareainNorthAmerica.Seventy-twopeoplediedasaresultoftheearthquakewithmorethan12,000injured.Inaddition,theearthquakecausedanestimated$12.5billionindamage,makingitoneofthecostliestnaturaldisastersinU.S.history.(3)洪水(Flooding)(4)森林大火(Wildfires)TheYellowstonefiresof1988togetherformedthelargestwildfireintherecordedhistoryofYellowstoneNationalPark,UnitedStates.Startingasmanysmallerindividualfires,theflamesspreadquicklyoutofcontrolwithincreasingwindsanddroughtandcombinedintoonelargeconflagration,whichburnedforseveralmonths.Thefiresalmostdestroyedtwomajorvisitordestinationsand,onSeptember8,1988,theentireparkwasclosedtoallnonemergencypersonnelforthefirsttimeinitshistory.Onlythearrivalofcoolandmoistweatherinthelatefallbroughtthefirestoanend.Atotalof793,880acres(3,213km2),orroughly36percentoftheparkwasaffectedbythewildfires.(二)五大地区1.TheIndustrializedNortheastandNorth-CentralRegion(1)ScopeAsdefinedbytheU.S.CensusBureau,itcoversninestates:Maine,NewHampshire,Vermont,Massachusetts,RhodeIsland,Connecticut,NewYork,NewJersey,andPennsylvania.TheNortheastistherichestregionoftheUnitedStates,includingfourstateswiththehighestmedianhouseholdincome:Maryland(1st),NewJersey(2nd),Connecticut(3rd),andMassachusetts(5th)Thenation'spermanentmanufacturingbelt;alargeconsumermarket.Denseurbanpopulation;admixtureofraces;goodskills2.TheSouth(1)Ageographicandculturalconcept:theAtlanticandGulfPlainAsdefinedbytheUnitedStatesCensusBureau,theSouthernregionoftheUnitedStatesincludes16statesandtheDistrictofColumbia(withatotal2023estimatedpopulationof109,083,752.)Thirty-sixpercentofallU.S.residentslivedintheSouth,thenation'smostpopulousregion.TheSouthAtlanticStates:Florida,Georgia,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,Virginia,WestVirginia,Maryland,Washington,D.C.,andDelawareTheEastSouthCentralStates:Alabama,Kentucky,MississippiandTennesseeTheWestSouthCentralStates:Arkansas,Louisiana,Oklahoma,andTexasDeepSouthTheSouthernCoastland(3)SomeothercentralfeaturesI.DeepSouth:largenumbersofAfricanAmericansII.ConcentrationofHispanicsinFlorida,NewMexicoandTexasIII.HomogeneityofAnglo-Americans3.TheAgriculturalMidwest(1)ScopeIllinois,Indiana,Iowa,Kansas,Michigan,Minnesota,Missouri,Ohio,Nebraska,NorthDakota,SouthDakota,andWisconsin.A2023CensusBureauestimateputthepopulationat66,217,736.II.RiversBroughttogetherbythreegreatrivers:theOhio,Missouri,andMIssissipiIII.AgricultureandtradethechiefoccupationsCornbelt:Illinois,Indiana,Kansas,Minnesota,Wisconsin4.TheMoutainWest(1)TheScope:Montana,Wyoming,Colorado,NewMexico,Idaho,Utah,Arizona,andNevadaTheGreatPlainsandtheIntermountainplateausandbasinsTheRockyMountain,theCascadeMountains,andtheSierraNevadaMountains.(2)CommontraitsI.AridityII.Dryfarming,irrigation,andranchingLakeMeadThelakewasnamedafterElwoodMead,whowascommissioneroftheU.S.BureauofReclamationfrom1924to1936duringtheplanningandconstructionoftheBoulderCanyonProjectthatcreatedthedamandlake.LakeMeadisthelargestman-madelakeandreservoirintheUnitedStates.ItislocatedontheColoradoRiverabout30miles(48km)southeastofLasVegas,Nevada,inthestatesofNevadaandArizona.FormedbywaterimpoundedbyHooverDam,itextends110mi(180km)behindthedam,holdingapproximately28.5millionacrefeet(35km³)ofwater.ThewaterheldinLakeMeadisreleasedtocommunitiesinSouthernCaliforniaandNevada,viaaqueducts.III.Lowpopulation,largelyrural,homogeneous,mainlyfromtheSouthandMidwest5.TheFarWest(1)ScopeWashington,Oregon,CaliforniaII.Uplandandplaininclosejuxtaposition,bringingmining,forestry,ranchingandfarmingtogetherIII.MildclimateofOregonandsunnyclimateofCaliforniaaffordingmorecomfortthananywhereintheUnitedStates(excludingFlorida)CraterLake,OregonIV.Economicdiversity:mining,farming,forestry,ranching,computerindustry,airplaneV.RenownededucationalinstitutionsUCBerkeley;StanfordUniversity美国历史概况前殖民地时期殖民地时期1、西班牙殖民地TheSpanishsentsomesettlers,creatingthefirstpermanentEuropeansettlementinthecontinentalUnitedStatesatSt.Augustine,Floridain1565.LaterSpanishsettlementsincludedSantaFe,SanAntonio,Tucson,SanDiego,LosAngelesandSanFrancisco.MostSpanishsettlementswerealongtheCaliforniacoastortheSantaFeRiverinNewMexico.2、法国殖民地TheterritoryofNewFranceextendedfromNewfoundlandtotheRockyMountainsandfromHudsonBaytotheGulfofMexico.Theterritorywasdividedinfivecolonies,eachwithitsownadministration:Canada,Acadia,HudsonBay,NewfoundlandandLouisiana.英国殖民地:十三个殖民地建国(1776-1789)ThethirteencoloniesbeganarebellionagainstBritishrulein1775andproclaimedtheirindependencein1776.西进(1789-1849)内战(1849-1865)重建与工业化(1865-1890)进步主义、帝国主义、一战(1890-1918)战后与大萧条(1918-1940)二战(1940-1945)冷战开始与民权运动(1945-1964)冷战(1964-1980)冷战结束(1980-1991)1991-至今Atthebeginningofthenewmillennium,theUnitedStatesfounditselfattackedbyIslamicterrorism,withtheSeptember11,2023attacksinwhich19extremistshijackedfourtranscontinentalairlinersandintentionallycrashedtwoofthemintothetwintowersoftheWorldTradeCenterandoneintothePentagon.Asof2023,debatescontinueoverabortion,guncontrol,same-sexmarriage,immigrationreform,andtheongoingwarinIraq.AnewCongressionalmajoritypromisedtowithdrawUSforcesfromIraq,howeverCongresscontinuestofundeffortsinbothIraqandAfghanistan.Intheareaofforeignpolicy,theU.S.maintainsongoingtalkswithNorthKoreaoveritsnuclearweaponsprogram,aswellaswithIsraelandthePalestinianAuthorityoveratwo-statesolutiontotheIsraeli-Palestinianconflict;thePalestinian-Israelitalksbeganin2023,aneffortspearheadedbyUnitedStatesSecretaryofStateHYPERLINK""\*MERGEFORMATCondoleezzaRice.第二章美国人之一:欧裔美国人一、美国移民状况简介(一)历史上的移民数量Inthelastfourcenturies,55millionpeoplehaveimmigratedtothiscountry.Asofnow,theUnitedStatesadmitsmoreimmigrantsthanalltheotherindustrializedcountriescombined.Inthelate1990s,itwasestimatedthataboutonemillionlegalimmigrants,plusadditional500,000illegalimmigrants,arrivedintheUnitedStateseveryyear.(ACS22)(二)不同时代的移民当今美国种族构成(AmericanRacialMakeup)BasedonapopulationclockmaintainedbytheU.S.CensusBureau,thecurrentU.S.population,asof5:20GMT(EST+5)August14,2023is304,865,1082023Census2023RaceNumberPercentagePercentageIntotal281,421,906100?Hispanic/Latino35.3million1314.8White211.4million75.176Black34.6million12.312.4Asian10.2million3.613.1,4.4%AmericanIndianandAlaskaNatives2.4million0.92.4,0.8%NativeHawaiiansandotherPacificIslanders0.4million0.10.4,0.14%Otherraces15.3million5.56.4%Twoormoreraces6.8million2.46.1,2.0%二、最初二百年的欧洲来客TheEarlyImmigrants,1600-1800(一)哥伦布“发现”美洲ChristopherColumbus的四次航行TheFirstVoyage(1492-1493);TheSecondVoyage(1493-1496);TheThirdVoyage(1498-1500);TheFourthVoyage(1502-1504)(二)地理大发现的历史背景1、十字军东征和征服世界的思想与中国的比较Between1405and1433,theMinggovernmentsponsoredaseriesofsevennavalexpeditions.EmperorYongledesignedthemtoestablishaChinesepresence,imposeimperialcontrolovertrade,andimpressforeignpeoplesintheIndianOceanbasin.Healsomighthavewantedtoextendthetributarysystem,bywhichChinesedynastiestraditionallyrecognizedforeignpeoples.中国人的德化思想2、文艺复兴和科学技术进步TheRenaissance3、封建主义的衰落和商业的兴起TheDeclineofFeudalismandGrowthofTrade艰难的航行JourneyofHardships1、FinancialCost;2、DismalLivingConditions:Overcrowding,Diseases,HungerA1752voyage3、缘何背井离乡?WhyDidTheyGo?(1)EconomicDifficulty;(2)ReligiousPersecution;(3)PoliticalSuppression(四)各国的殖民地(五)TheEnglish来自英伦三岛的移民1、新英格兰:清教徒的社会清教思想PuritanIdeology对彼岸世界的向往;强调真实的“重生”的宗教体验;强调与上帝的直接交流;严谨的生活方式;强调现实的成就;尊重法律和契约;重视教育(2)发展教育;(3)民主的制度2、大西洋中部沿海殖民地:(1)实践宗教自由;(2)多元的异质的社会和文化3、南部的殖民地ColoniesintheSouth(1)向往希腊贵族的生活;(2)为追求财富而远渡重洋;(3)严格的社会等级制度三、TheOldImmigrants,1800-1880十九世纪的“老移民”(一)迁移的因素ReasonsforEmigration工业化带来的贫困IndustrializationandPoverty2、人口增长和外迁限制的解除PopulationGrowthandtheRelaxationofEmigrationRestrictions3、宗教迫害IntensifiedReligiousPersecution交通工具的改善TransportationRevolution(二)四个重要民族群体Fourmaingroups1、TheIrish饥寒交迫的爱尔兰人:TheGreatFamine大饥荒2、人数最多的德国人TheGermans:Thelargestgroup3、英国人TheEnglish;4、北欧人TheScandinavians(1)ReligiousPersecution;(2)ConscriptionLaws;(3)NoUniversalSuffrage(4)RigidClassSystem四、TheNewImmigrants,1880-1920世纪之交的新移民(一)移民主体MajorGroupsFromsouthernandeasternEurope:Italy,Russia,Austro-HungarianEmpire,BalticCountriesFrom1881to1910,3millionItalianssailedfortheUnitedStates.(二)SlowingDownofImmigrationTheImmigrationActof1924,orJohnson-ReedAct,includingtheNationalOriginsAct,AsianExclusionAct,wasaUnitedStatesfederallawthatlimitedthenumberofimmigrantswhocouldbeadmittedfromanycountryto2%ofthenumberofpeoplefromthatcountrywhowerealreadylivingintheUnitedStatesin1890,accordingtotheCensusof1890.ItexcludedimmigrationofAsians.Itsupersededthe1921EmergencyQuotaAct.ThelawwasaimedatfurtherrestrictingtheSouthernandEasternEuropeanswhowereimmigratinginlargenumbersstartinginthe1890s,aswellasprohibitingtheimmigrationofEastAsiansandAsianIndians.(三)迁移因素:家乡经济的衰落Depressioninthehomecountry.Theylivedinhousesofstraworeveninrockcaves."Wewouldhaveeateneachotherhadwestayed",someimmigrantssaid(ACS37).四、移民精神:勇敢无畏;开拓进取;追求光明与幸福建造“山颠之城”(CityUpontheHill)我们为了美好的未来,要舍弃过去,开拓未来!第三章美国人之二:非洲移民AfricanAmericans一、奴隶贸易(一)欧洲种植园的兴起1、蔗糖之发现;2、蔗糖种植业与奴隶劳动之使用;3、种植园的扩张(二)跨大西洋奴隶贸易;(三)美国的种植园与奴隶;(四)奴隶贸易的严禁Britainoutlawedtheslavetradein1807.TheUnitedStatesdidsonin1808.Cubawasthelasttooutlawslavery,in1888.二、美国国内的废奴运动(二)废奴运动中的著名人物PersonalitiesintheAbolitionistMovement1.“地下铁路”的向导-塔布曼;2.“我也要自由”-斯格特;3.布朗DuringtheKansascampaignhekilledfivepro-slaverysouthernersinwhatbecameknownasthePottawatomieMassacreinMay1856,inresponsetotheraidofthe"freesoil"cityofLawrence.Brown'smostfamousdeedwasthe1859raidheledonthefederalarmoryatHarpersFerry,Virginia(inmodern-dayWestVirginia).(三)奴隶制度的废除LincolnissuedhisfinalEmancipationProclamationonJanuary1,1863.ThatonthefirstdayofJanuaryintheyearofourLord,onethousandeighthundredandsixty-three,allpersonsheldasslaveswithinanystate,ordesignatedpartofastate,thepeoplewhereofthenceforward,andforeverfree;andtheexecutivegovernmentoftheUnitedStates[includingthemilitaryandnavalauthoritythereof]will,duringthecontinuanceinofficeofthepresentincumbents,recognize[andmaintainthefreedomof]suchpersons,asbeingfree,andwilldonoactoractstorepresssuchpersons,oranyofthem,inanyeffortstheymaymakefortheiractualfreedom.向往自由,获得自由......三、内战后南方种族状况(一)经济上的佃农制(crop-sharing)Sharecropfarmerswereloanedaplotoflandtowork,andinexchangeowedtheownerashareofthecropattheendoftheseason.(二)政治上限制黑人的选举权;(三)社会交往中的隔离制;(四)私刑制(lynching)四、黑人的回应(一)BookerT.Washington:FromslavetouniversitypresidentHewasfreedfromslaveryasachild,gainedaneducation,andasayoungmanwasappointedtoleadTuskegeeInstitute,thenateachers'collegeforblacks.From1895-1915hewassaidtobethemostpowerfulAfrican-Americanmaninthenation.(二)民权运动CivilRightsMovement1.民权运动的组织:NAACP(NationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople)主张积极地争取权利2.美国最高法院的判决TheSupremeCourtin1954declaredthatracialsegregationinpublicschoolswasunconstitutional.3.民间自发运动1955Montgomerybusboycott4.全国学生运动:反对隔离5.MartinLutherKing:ATrueAmericanHero(1)MartinLutherKing在美国和世界的影响(2)MainActivitiesMontgomeryBusBoycott,1955SouthernChristianLeadershipConferencePoorPeople'sCampaign,1968Assassination(3)TheIdeasofDr.MartinLutherKingB.Theconceptof“somebodiness”"Everybodycanbegreat...becauseanybodycanserve.Youdon'thavetohaveacollegedegreetoserve.Youdon'thavetomakeyoursubjectandverbagreetoserve.youonlyneedaheartfullofgrace.asoulgeneratedbylove."C.NonviolenceandLoveIbelievethatunarmedtruthandunconditionallovewillhavethefinalwordinreality.Thatiswhyright,temporarilydefeated,isstrongerthaneviltriumphantD.FearlessnessIfamanhasn'tdiscoveredsomethingthathewilldiefor,heisn'tfittolive.(4)我有一个梦想(三)民权运动的成就1964CivilRightsActTheactoutlaweddiscriminationonthebasisofrace,color,religion,sex,ornationalorigin,notonlyinpublicaccommodation,butalsoinemployment.AnEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommissionwasestablishedtoinvestigateandjudgecomplaintsofjobdiscrimination.Theactalsoauthorizedthegovernmenttowithholdfundsfrompublicagenciesthatdiscriminatedonthebasisofrace,anditempoweredtheattorneygeneraltoguaranteevotingrightsandendschoolsegregation.(ACS86)1965VotingRightsActItempoweredtheattorneygeneraltosupervisevoterregistrationinareaswherefewerthanhalftheminorityresidentsofvotingagewereregistered.(ACS86)五、黑人状况的改善(一)Desegregation去除种族隔离我们终于一起上学了!(二)黑人地位的提高DemocraticpresidentialcandidateObama.CondoleezzaRiceGeneralColinL.Powell六、黑人崛起任重道远(一)较低的社会经济地位1、经济In1999,themedianincomeofAfrican-Americanfamilieswas$33,255comparedto$53,356ofEuropeanAmericans.Nationwide,theSeptember2023unemploymentrateforblackswas10.3%,whiletheirwhitecounterpartswereunemployedattherateof4.7%.Halfthewhitesliveinthesuburbs,onlyafourthoftheblacksdoso.Over40%ofallblackchildrenliveinpoverty.2、政治;3、生活(二)一些错误观念1、依赖思想;2、受害者情结;3、家庭伦理松弛第四章华裔一、简史(一)-1850ThefirstChineseimmigrantsarrivedin1820accordingtoU.S.governmentrecords.Fewerthan1,000areknowntohavearrivedbeforethe1848CaliforniaGoldRush.(二)1850-1880Therewere25,000immigrantsby1852,and105,465by1880,mostofwhomlivedontheWestCoast.MostoftheearlyimmigrantswereyoungmaleswithloweducationallevelsfromtheGuangdongprovince.(三)1880-1965AsaresultoftheChineseExclusionActof1882,theinflowofChineseimmigrantswasdrasticallycurtailed,downtolessthan1,000.(ACS69).TheChineseExclusionActwasrepealedbythe1943MagnusonAct,whichpermittedChinesenationalsalreadyresidinginthecountrytobecomenaturalizedcitizens.Italsoallowedanationalquotaof105Chineseimmigrantsperyear,althoughlargescaleChineseimmigrationdidnotoccuruntilthepassageoftheImmigrationActof1965.(四)1965-ImmigrationandNationalityActof1965abolishedthenational-originquotasthathadbeeninplaceintheUnitedStatessincetheImmigrationActof1924.Anannuallimitationof170,000visaswasestablishedforimmigrantsfromEasternHemispherecountrieswithnomorethan20,000percountry.By1968,theannuallimitationfromtheWesternHemispherewassetat120,000immigrants,withvisasavailableonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.Duringthe1970's,thevastmajorityofethnicChineseimmigrationintotheUnitedStateswasfromHongKongandfollowedbytheRepublicofChinaonTaiwan.Duringthe1980's,inpartduetotheliberalizationofemigrationrestrictionsinthemid-1970s,immigrationfromthemainlandChinabecamealargerfractionofethnicChineseimmigrationintotheUnitedStates.二、The1882ChineseExclusionAct1、国会通过排华法案TheChineseExclusionActexcludedChinese"skilledandunskilledlaborersandChineseemployedinmining"fromenteringthecountryfortenyearsunderpenaltyofimprisonmentanddeportation.ThefewChinesenon-laborerswhowishedtoimmigratehadtoobtaincertificationfromtheChinesegovernment.AnyChinesewholefttheUnitedStateshadtoobtaincertificationsforreentryTheActmadeChineseimmigrantspermanentaliensbyexcludingthemfromU.S.citizenship.Amendmentsmadein1884tightenedtheprovisionsthatallowedpreviousimmigrantstoleaveandreturn,andclarifiedthatthelawappliedtoethnicChineseregardlessoftheircountryoforigin.TheActwasrenewedfortenyearsbythe1892GearyAct,andagainwithnoterminaldatein1902.TheAct's1902extensionalsorequired"eachChineseresidenttoregisterandobtainacertificateofresidence.Withoutacertificate,heorshefaceddeportation."2、因素(1)经济竞争ReportoftheJointSpecialCommitteetoInvestigateChineseImmigrationsays,"ThisevidenceshowsthattheChinesehavereducedwagestowhatwouldbestarvationpricesforwhitemenandwomen,andengrossedsomuchofthelaborinthevariouscallingsthatthereislackofemploymentforwhites."(2)文化差异Non-Christian,"strangersfromadifferentshore"(3)自身的弱点PoliticalIndifferenceandbadsocialcustoms鸦片、妓院、赌博、裹足等(4)十九世纪下半叶美国种族歧视加重三、如何面对歧视(一)不必胆怯、不必抱怨(二)为其他种族的成就而快乐(三)积极奉献于本地社会(四)运用法律武器保护自己的权益四、华人对美国社会的奉献(一)Laundry(二)BuildingWesternhalfoftheTranscontinentalrailroad(三)BuildingleveesintheSacramentoRiverDelta(四)DevelopingandcultivatingmuchoftheWesternUSfarmland(五)Recenttechnologicaldevelopmentsandotherareas五、TienChang-linandElaineChaoChapter5AmericanPoliticsﻩﻩ 美国政治一、美国宪法(一)美国的自由宪章CharterofFreedom(自由宪章):独立宣言、宪法、权利法案(二)美国宪法的原则1、RulebyLaw法治(Noperson)shallbedeprivedoflife,liberty,orproperty,withoutdueprocessoflaw;norshallprivatepropertybetakenforpublicuse,withoutjustcompensation.(TheFifthAmendment)2、PopularSovereignty主权在民《独立宣言》中称:Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.--Thattosecuretheserights,GovernmentsareinstitutedamongMen,derivingtheirjustpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned,--ThatwheneveranyFormofGovernmentbecomesdestructiveoftheseends,itistheRightofthePeopletoalterortoabolishit,andtoinstitutenewGovernment,layingitsfoundationonsuchprinciplesandorganizingitspowersinsuchform,astothemshallseemmostlikelytoeffecttheirSafetyandHappiness.3、SeparationofPowers三权分立4、JudicialReview司法审查JudicialreviewintheUnitedStatesreferstothepowerofacourttoreviewtheactionsofpublicsectorbodiesintermsoftheirlawfulness,ortoreviewtheconstitutionalityofastatuteortreaty,ortoreviewanadministrativeregulationforconsistencywitheitherastatute,atreaty,ortheConstitutionitself.5、CivilianSupremacyinMilitaryMatters文官治军军人干政:智利、巴基斯坦6、ProtectionofIndividualRights保护个人权利拥有武器的权利、免于残酷处罚的权利7、Federalism联邦制(ACS101)Threekindsofgovernment(1)UnitarySystem中央集权制(2)ConfederateSystem邦联制Confederation:Thecommoncentralagencyinaconfederationmaydiscussandadviseseparatematters,butithasnomeaningfulpower.Instead,eachmemberretainsultimategovernmentalauthority.(ACS)(3)FederalSystem联邦制Acompromisebetweenunitaryandconfederatepoliticalorganization.Thereisadivisionofpoliticalauthority.Therearecertainpowersthatbothlevelshave.Thetwocancooperate,forexamplethroughgrants-in-aid.(ACS)(三)权利法案的十项权利FirstAmendment–EstablishmentClause,FreeExerciseClause;freedomofspeech,ofthepress,andofassembly;righttopetitionCongressshallmakenolawrespectinganestablishmentofreligion,orprohibitingthefreeexercisethereof;orabridgingthefreedomofspeech,orofthepress;ortherightofthepeoplepeaceablytoassemble,andtopetitiontheGovernmentforaredressofgrievances.SecondAmendment–Righttokeepandbeararms.AwellregulatedMilitiabeingnecessarytothesecurityofafreeState,therightofthepeopletokeepandbearArms,shallnotbeinfringed.ThirdAmendment–Protectionfromquarteringoftroops.NoSoldiershall,intimeofpeacebequarteredinanyhouse,withouttheconsentoftheOwner,norintimeofwar,butinamannertobeprescribedbylaw.FourthAmendment–Protectionfromunreasonablesearchandseizure.Therightofthepeopletobesecureintheirpersons,houses,papers,andeffects,againstunreasonablesearchesandseizures,shallnotbeviolated,andnoWarrantsshallissue,butuponprobablecause,supportedbyOathoraffirmation,andparticularlydescribingtheplacetobesearched,andthepersonsorthingstobeseized.FifthAmendment–dueprocess,doublejeopardy,self-incrimination,eminentdomain.Nopersonshallbeheldtoanswerforanycapital,orotherwiseinfamouscrime,unlessonapresentmentorindictmentofaGrandJury,exceptincasesarisinginthelandornavalforces,orintheMilitia,wheninactualserviceintimeofWarorpublicdanger;norshallanypersonbesubjectforthesameoffencetobetwiceputinjeopardyoflifeorlimb;norshallbecompelledinanycriminalcasetobeawitnessagainsthimself,norbedeprivedoflife,liberty,orproperty,withoutdueprocessoflaw;norshallprivatepropertybetakenforpublicuse,withoutjustcompensation.SixthAmendment–Trialbyjuryandrightsoftheaccused;ConfrontationClause,speedytrial,publictrial,righttocounselInallcriminalprosecutions,theaccusedshallenjoytherighttoaspeedyandpublictrial,byanimpartialjuryoftheStateanddistrictwhereinthecrimeshallhavebeencommitted,whichdistrictshallhavebeenpreviouslyascertainedbylaw,andtobeinformedofthenatureandcauseoftheaccusation;tobeconfrontedwiththewitnessesagainsthim;tohavecompulsoryprocessforobtainingwitnessesinhisfavor,andtohavetheAssistanceofCounselforhisdefense.SeventhAmendment–Civiltrialbyjury.Insuitsatcommonlaw,wherethevalueincontroversyshallexceedtwentydollars,therightoftrialbyjuryshallbepreserved,andnofacttriedbyajury,shallbeotherwisere-examinedinanycourtoftheUnitedStates,thanaccordingtotherulesofthecommonlaw.EighthAmendment–Prohibitionofexcessivebailandcruelandunusualpunishment.Excessivebailshallnotberequired,norexcessivefinesimposed,norcruelandunusualpunishmentsinflicted.NinthAmendment–ProtectionofrightsnotspecificallyenumeratedintheBillofRights.TheenumerationintheConstitution,ofcertainrights,shallnotbeconstruedtodenyordisparageothersretainedbythepeople.TenthAmendment–Powersofstatesandpeople.ThepowersnotdelegatedtotheUnitedStatesbytheConstitution,norprohibitedbyittothestates,arereservedtothestatesrespectively,ortothepeople.二、总统(一)总统的职权1、国家元首Headofthestate2、行政长官ChiefexecutiveHeisresponsiblefortakingcarethatthelawsarefaithfullyexecuted,preparingtheannualbudget,settingrulesforthecivilservice,encouragingefficientadministrativepractices,seeingthathonesty,efficiency,loyalty,andfrugalityprevailthroughouttheadministration.3、首席外交官ChiefdiplomatSecrecy,dispatch(快速传达),unity,continuity,andaccesstoinformation4、武装部队总司令Commanderinchiefofthearmedforces5、首席立法者ChieflegislatorPresentingtheannualbudget,introducingandseekingpassageofalegislativeprogram,vetopower,pocketveto.6、其他角色:党的领袖等Otherroles:headofhispoliticalparty;maintainingdomesticorder;responsiblefortheeconomichealth,protectionoftheenvironmentandenergy,safeguardingthefamily,andstrengtheningeducation.(二)对总统权威的限制Authorityrestrained1.FromtheCongress;2.FromtheSupremeCourt;3.Fromthecivilsociety媒体、反对党、人民团队等;4.Four-yearterm;5.Banonathirdterm;6.Qualificationsofthepoweroftheveto(三)美国的政府部门1.Agriculture;2.Commerce;3.Defense;4.Education;5.Energy;6.HealthandHumanServices;7.HomelandSecurity;8.HousingandUrbanDevelopment9.Interior;10.Justice;11.Labor;12.State;13.Transportation14.Treasury;15.VeteranAffairs(四)美国总统的选举1.QualificationsforVoting(1)ResidenceInordertoqualifyasavoter,apersonmustresideinhisstateforaspecificperiodoftime.Fromsixmonthstooneyear.(2)RegistrationCitizensaged18orabovemayregisterintheirhometowns.Aquarterdonotregister.2.PrimaryorCaucus:Choosingapartycandidate3.Nationalconventionnomination全国大会提名4.Generalelection全国大选ThefirstTuesdayofNovember:Voterelectingelectors5.选举团制度TheElectoralCollegeconsistsofthepopularlyelectedrepresentativeswhoformallyselectthePresidentandVicePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Since1964theelectoralcollegehashad538electors,equaltothenumberofitsSenatorsandRepresentativesintheUnitedStatesCongress.TheDistrictofColumbiaisgiventhreeelectors.Electorspledgetovoteforspecificcandidatesandvoterscastballotsforfavoredpresidentialandvicepresidentialcandidatesbyvotingforcorrespondinglypledgedelectors.Moststatesallowvoterstochoosebetweenstatewideslatesofelectorspledgedtovoteforthepresidentialandvicepresidentialticketsofvariousparties;theticketthatreceivesthemostvotesstatewide'wins'allofthevotescastbyelectorsfromthatstate6.Inauguration(五)对选举制度的评价1、优点(1)形式上的民主权利;(2)定期更换政府;(3)程序文明2、劣势(1)附和群众意见;(2)选举需要大量的金钱三、国会Congress:theHouseandtheSenate(一)Abicameralinstitution两院制HouseofRepresentatives(众议院)andSenate(参议院)1、成员的人数:435和100;2、任期:2年和6年;3、人际关系:LessformalityintheSenate;4、声望(Reputation):Senate更高(二)职能1、立法;2、修正宪法;3、弹劾、审判、罢免总统;4、调查;5、制定自身的规范;6、批准总统的任命ThePresidentmayonlynominateforappointmentCabinetofficials,judges,andotherhighofficerswiththe"byandwiththeadviceandconsent"oftheSenate.TheSenateconfirmsmostpresidentialnominees,butrejectionsarenotuncommon.Furthermore,treatiesnegotiatedbythePresidentmustberatifiedbyatwo-thirdsmajority
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