英美概况参考习题

英国部分

I.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse

(F):

1.ItisnodoubtthatBritainistheoldestrepresentativedemocracy

intheworld.

2.InBritain,theprocessofstatebuildinghasbeenoneof

evolutionratherthanrevolution,incontrasttoFranceandtheUS.

3.TheoldestinstitutionofgovernmentinBritainisthe

Monarchy.

4.Thedivinerightofthekingmeansthesovereignderived

hisauthorityfromhissubjects.

5.AsthekingintheoryhadGodonhisside,itwasthought

thatheshouldexerciseabsolutepower.

6.Theterm"parliament^^wasofficiallyusedin1066to

describethegatheringoffeudalbaronsandrepresentativesfrom

countiesandtowns.

7.Britainisbothaparliamentarydemocracyanda

constitutionalmonarchy.

8.Britain,likeIsrael,hasawrittenconstitutionofthesort

whichmostcountrieshave.

9.Commonlawsarelawswhichhavebeenestablished

throughcommonpracticeinthecourts.

II.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletethestatementoranswers

thequestion:

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofBritish

government?

A.BofferstheQueenhighpoliticalstatusand

supremepower.

B.Itisbothaparliamentarydemocracyandaconstitutional

monarchy.

C.Itistheoldestrepresentativedemocracyinthe

word.

D.IthasnowrittenformofConstitution.

2.Whichofthefollowingkingswasexecutedinthecivil

war?

A.JamesI

B.JamesII

C.CharlesI.

D.CharlesII

3.Whathappenedin1215?

A.ItwastheyearofNormanConquestinBritish

history.

B.Forcedbybarons,KingJohnsignedtheMagna

Carta.

C.HenryIVgrantedtheCommonsthepowerto

reviewmoneygrants.

D.KingEgbertunitedEnglandunderhisrole.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheGreat

Council?

A.Theyincludedbaronsandrepresentativesfrom

countiesandtowns,

B.Theyweresometimessummonedbythekingsto

contributemoney.

C.Theylaterdevelopedintowhatwenowknowas

theCabinet.

D.Theyrepresentedthearistocratsaswellasthe

communities.

5.UnderwhosereignwastheBillofRightspassed?

A.JamesII

B.WilliamofOrange.

C.OliverCromwell.

D.GeorgeI.

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedtothe

Constitution?

A.Itisawrittendocumentwhichlistsoutthebasic

principlesforgovernment.

B.ItisthefoundationofBritishgovernmenttoday.

C.ConventionsandLawspassedbyParliamentare

partoftheConstitution.

D.ThecommonlawsarepartoftheConstitution.

7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?

A.TherearenolegalrestraintsuponParliament.

B.Strictlyspeaking,theQueenispartofthe

Parliament.

C.Parliamenthasthesupremepowerofpassinglaws.

D.Parliamenthasnopowertochangethetermsofthe

Constitution.

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTatrue

descriptionoftheQueen'srole?

A.TheQueenselectsthePrimeMinisterandthe

Cabinet.

B.TheQueensymbolizesthetraditionanddutyofthe

Britishstate.

C.TheQueenactsasaconfidantetothePrime

Minister.

D.TheQueenisthetemporalheadoftheChurchof

England.

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTafeatureoftheHouseof

Lords?

A.Lordsdonotreceivesalariesandmanydonot

attendParliamentsittings.

B.ItconsistsoftheLordsSpiritualandtheLords

Temporal.

C.Theelordsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsof

thepublic.

D.MostofthelordsintheHouseofLordsaremales.

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTbasedonthefact?

A.MemberofParliamentelectthePrimeMinisterand

theCabinet.

B.MPsreceivesalariesandsomeotherallowance.

C.MPsareexpectedtorepresenttheinterestsofthe

public.

D.MostMPsbelongtothemajorpoliticalparties.

III.Tellwhatyouknowaboutthefollowinginyourownwords:

l.TheBillofRightsof1689

2.TheConstitution

3.ThefunctionsofParliament

4.TheHouseofLords

5.TheHouseofColons

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美国部分：

Ex1

Exercises

I.Explainthefollowing:

1.themeaningofbeinganAmericanaccordingtoCrevecoeur

2.AmericanIndians

3.Columbus'"discovery"ofAmerica

4.theReligiousReformation

5.thefirstEnglishpermanentsettlementinNorthAmerica

6.Puritanism

7.thePilgrimFathers

8.Quakerism

9.WilliamPenn

10.theDeclarationofIndependence

11.GeorgeWashington

12.ThomasJefferson

13.BenjaminFranklin

II.Fillintheblanks:

1In1782,theFrenchmanwhosettledinPennsylvaniafirstasked

thequestion“whatisanAmerican^^inhisbook.

2TheNewWorldofAmericawaspeopledasaresultoftwo

long-continuingimmigrationmovements,thefirstonefrom

andthesecondfromand.

3AmericanIndianshaddevelopedthreebrilliantcivilizations

beforetheEuropeansarrived.Thesethreecivilizationswere

,,and.

4ColumbusdiscoveredtheNewWorldintheyearof.

5TheEnglishkingclaimedtheterritoryofNorthAmericabased

onthevoyageof.

6wasthefirsttostarttheReligiousReformationand

nextimportantleaderoftheReformationwas.

7ThefirstpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawasestablished

intoday'sintheyearof.

8ThecropthatwastransplantedfromtheWestIndiansaved

Virginia.

9LordBaltimorewhosetupthecolonyofwasin

religion.

10newEnglandwasfoundedbyagroupofreligiousbelievers

calledwhilePennsylvaniawasplantedby

whowasainreligion.

11TwomostimportantprinciplesoftheHolyExperimentwere

and.

12officiallyproclaimedthebirthofanewAmerican

nation.

13NametwoofthetaxesimposedonNorthAmericancoloniesby

theBritishParliamentontheeveoftheAmericanRevolution:

and.

14Theinstitutionthatbegantoassumethefunctionofanational

governmentduringtheAmericanRevolutionwas.

ILChoosethecorrectanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions:

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementswascorrectaroundthe

timeoftheAmericanRevolution?

A.TheAmericanhadthemixedbloodofEuropeansor

theirdescendants.

B.TheAmericanhadthemixedbloodofEuropeanswith

AmericanIndians.

C.TheAmericanhadthemixedbloodofEuropeanswith

blacks.

D.TheAmericanhadthebloodoftheEnglishandtheir

descendantsonly.

2.WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneofthethreeforcesthat

ledtothemodemdevelopmentofEurope?

A.Thegrowthofcapitalism.

B.TheRenaissance.

C.TheReligiousReformation.

D.ThespiritualleadershipoftheRomanCatholicChurch.

3.ThefollowingwerethemainReformationleadersexcept

A.MartinLuther.

B.MartinLutherKing.

C.JohnCalvin.

D.TheEnglishKingHenryVIII.

4.Thefollowingweresomeofthecharacteristicsof

Protestantismexcept

A.challengingtheauthorityofthePope.

B.salvationthroughfaith.

C.salvationthroughthechurch.

D.establishingadirectcontactwithGod.

5.WhichofthefollowingAmericanvaluesdidNOTcomefrom

Puritanism?

A.separationofstateandchurch.

B.respectofeducation.

C.intolerantmoralism.

D.asenseofmission.

6.LordBaltimore'sfeudalplanfailedbecause

A.thereweremoreProtestantthanCatholicsinMaryland.

B.thewildernessofthecontinentmadetheplan

impossible.

C.therewasplentyoflandwhilelaborwasscarce.

D.theEnglishkingdidnotliketheplan.

7.ThefollowingwerethefoundingfathersoftheAmerican

Republicexcept

A.GeorgeWashington.

B.ThomasJefferson.

C.WilliamPenn.

D.BenjaminFranklin.

8.ThetheoryofAmericanpoliticsandtheAmericanRevolution

originatedmainlyfrom

A.GeorgeWashington.

B.ThomasJefferson.

C.JohnAdams.

D.JohnLocke.

9.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTadenominationof

Protestantism?

A.Catholics.

B.Puritans.

C.Quakers.

D.ChurchofEngland.

10."Notaxationwithoutrepresentation"wastherallyingcryof

A.thesettlersofVirginia.

B.thepeopleofPennsylvania.

C.thecolonistsinNewEngland.

D.thepeopleofthe13coloniesontheeveoftheAmerican

Revolution.

Questionsfor

Thought

1.WhatisanAmerican?Commentontheanswertothequestion

byCrevecoeur.

2.H-wdidm-demdevelopmentinEuropeinfluencethe

settlementofNorthAmericancolonies?

3.WhatwastheuniqueAmericanphenomenon?Howdiditcome

intobeing?Doyouthinkitstillexistsintoday'sAmericansociety?

4.InwhatwaydidPuritanisminfluenceAmericanculture?

5.HowisitthatAmericandevelopmentwascharacterizedwith

capitalismfromtheverybeginning?Whydoyouthinkthefeudal

systemfailedinearlyAmerica?

6.CommentontheHolyExperimentbyWilliamPenn.

7.Whatweres-me-fthecausesoftheAmericanRevolution?

ExplaintheDeclarationofindependence.

Keys：

1.Explainthefollowing:

1.themeaningofbeinganAmericanaccordingto

Crevecoeur

CrevecoeurbelievedthattheAmericanwasa

newmanwiththemixedbloodofEuropeansortheirdescendants.

ThisnewmanleftbehindhimalltheancientEuropeantraditions

andreceivednewonesintheNewWorld.InNorthAmerica,all

individualsweremeltedintoanewraceoftheAmerican.Thisnew

manacteduponnewprinciples,entertainednewideasandformed

newopinions.

2.AmericanIndians

AmericanIndians,whoweremistakenlycalledby

Columbus,movedtotheAmericasfromAsiaabout25000years

ago.Theydevelopedtheirownaboriginalculturesandsomeof

themsuchastheAztecs,theIncasandtheMayaswerevery

advancedwhenEuropeansan'jvedintheNewWorld.But,asa

resultofEuropeanconquest,theIndianpopulationwasquickly

reducedandtheircultureswereruthlesslydestroyed.

3.Columbus's"discovery"ofAmerica

ChristopherColumbus,anItaliansailor,believed

thatbysailingwestfromEuropehecouldreachtheEast.In1492,

hepersuadedtheSpanishmonarchytosupporthisvoyage.He

landedononeoftheBahamaIslandsintheCaribbeanSeaandthus

"discovered"theNewWorld.Basedonhisvoyage,theSpanish

kingclaimedtheterritoryoftheAmericasandlaterconqueredthe

nativeAmericansandestablishedahugeempire.

4.theReligiousReformation

In1517,MartinLuther,aGermantheology

professor,startedtoreformtheCatholicChurchwhichhad

dominatedEuropeforcenturies.Hechallengedtheauthorityofthe

Popeandattackedthepracticeofthesaleofindulgences.He

believedthatpeoplecouldbesavedonlybytheirfaithinJesus

ChristandthroughadirectcontactwithGod.TheReligious

Reformation,whichwascapitalisticinnature,hadgreatimpacton

themodemdevelopmentofEuropeandNorthAmerica.

5.thefirstEnglishpermanentsettlementinNorthAmerica

ThefirstEnglishpermanentsettlementwas

organizedin1607bytheLondonCompanywithacharterfromthe

Englishking.ThecolonistssettledinVirginiaandsurvivedby

imposingstrictdisciplineonthemselvesandbytransplanting

tobaccointothecolonyofVirginia.In1619,thesettlers

electedtheirdelegatesandsetuptheHouseofBurgesses,

andthesametimetheyboughtandenslavedblackservants.These

twoeventsgreatlyinfluencedthepoliticalandsocialdevelopment

oftheUnitedStateslater.

6.Puritanism

Puritanswerethosewhofollowedthedoctrineof

JohnCalvinandwantedtopurifytheChurchofEngland.They

believedthathumanbeingswerepredestinedbyGodbeforethey

werebom.SomewereGod'schosenpeoplewhileotherswere

damnedtohell.Nochurchnorgoodworkscouldsavepeople.

ThesignofbeingGod'selectwasthesuccessinhisworkor

theprosperityinhiscalling.Theyalsoarguedthateveryonemust

readtheBibleinordertofindGod'swillandestablishadirect

contactwithGod.ThesebeliefshadgreatimpactonAmerican

culture.

7.thePilgrimFathers

PuritansinEnglandwerepersecutedfortheirreligious

beliefs,andsomeofthemliedtoHolland.InHolland,theyfoundit

hardtoliveinaforeignland,sotheydecidedtomoveNorth

Americasothattheycouldworshipastheypleased.Supportedby

somemerchantsinLondon,theywentonboardtheMayflowerin

1620.Beforetheylandedontoday'sNewEngland,theysignedthe

MayflowerCompactforthefuturecivilgovernmentoftheircolony.

TheseearlyPuritansinNewEnglandwerecalledthePilgrim

Fathers.

8.Quakerism

QuakerswereagroupofProtestants.Theybelieved

thatpeoplecouldcommunicatewithGodbecauseGod'sdivine

lightwasineveryone'sheart.TheybelievedinGodthroughfaith

withoutthehelpofchurchorpriests.Thosereligiousbeliefstaught

themthatpeoplewerebornequal,andnotsinful.Theyworked

hardandlivedasimplelifeinordertopleaseGod.WilliamPenn,

thefounderofPennsylvania,wassuchaQuaker.

9.WilliamPenn

WilliamPennwasanEnglishQu-':erwhowantedto

establishacolonyforpersecutedfellowreligiousbelievers.He

assuredreligiousfreedomandeasytermsforlandinPennsylvania

tothoseEuropeanswhowishedtosettleinhiscolony.InhisHoly

Experiment,heencouragedthespiritoflibertyandequalityand

carriedoutthepolicyofseparationofstateandchurch.Hesetno

restrictionsonimmigrationandnaturalizationwasmadeeasyfor

non-EnglishEuropeans.AllthishasleftrichheritagetoAmerican

culture.

10.theDeclarationofIndependence

TheDeclarationofIndependencewasmainlydrafted

byThomasJeffersonandwasadoptedbytheCongressonJuly4,

1776,whenthepeopleof13EnglishcoloniesinNorthAmerica

werefightingfortheirfreedomandindependencefromtheBritish

colonialrule.Thedocumentdeclaredthatallmenwereequaland

thattheywereentitledtohavesomeunalienablerightssuchaslife,

libertyandthepursuitofhappiness.Italsoexplainedthe

philosophyofgovernments:thepowersofgovernmentscamefrom

theconsentofthegovernedandthepurposeofgovernmentswasto

securetherightsmentionedabove.Thetheoryofpoliticsandthe

guidingprinciplesoftheAmericanRevolutionmainlycamefrom

JohnLocke.

11.GeorgeWashington

GeorgeWashingtonwasoneofthefoundingfathers

oftheAmericanRepublic.HewastheCommander-in-Chiefofthe

ContinentalArmyintheWarofIndependenceagainsttheBritish

colonialruleandthefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.

12.ThomasJefferson

ThomasJeffersonwasoneofthefounding

fathersoftheAmericanRepublic.Hewasthechiefauthorofthe

DeclarationofIndependenceandthethirdPresidentoftheUnited

States.

13.BenjaminFranklin

BenjaminFranklinwasoneofthefounding

fathersoftheAmericanRepublic.Heparticipatedinwritingthe

DeclarationofIndependenceandmakingtheU.S.Constitution.

ILFillintheblanks:

1.LettersfromanAmericanFarmer

2.Asia,Europe,Africa

3.theAztecs,theIncas,theMayas

4.1492

5.JohnCabot

6.MartinLuther,JohnCalvin

7.Virginia,1607

8.tobacco

9.Maryland;Catholic

10.Puritans,WilliamPenn,Quaker

11.thespiritoflibertyandequality,separationofstateand

church

12.theAmericanRevolution

13.thestamptax,theteatax

14.thesecondContinentalCongress

I1LChoosethecorrectanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions:

LA2.D3.B4.C5.A6.D7.C8.D

9.A10.D

Ex2

ThePoliticalSystemintheUnitedStates

I.Explainthefollowing:

1.theArticlesofConfederation

2.afederalsystem

3.themakingoftheU.S.Constitution

4.thelegislativebranch

5.theexecutive

6.thejudicialbranch

7.theBillofRights

ILFillintheblanks:

1.AftertheWarofIndependencewaswon,thenational

governmentwascalled,andtheagreementthat

guidedthegovernmentwas

2.ThecitywheretheDeclarationofIndependencewassigned

andwheretheU.S.Constitutionwasmadeis

3.TheConstitutionalConventionwasheldintheyearof

andthepresidentoftheConventionwas

4.TheConstitutionsetupafederalsystemwith

5.Afederalsystemisoneinwhich_issharedbetween

andwithsomerightsreservedtoeach.

6.TheU.S.federalgovernmentconsistsofthefollowingthree

branches:and

7.TheCongressisdividedintowith

memberswhoservetwo-yearterms,andwith

lawmakerswhoservesix-yearterms.

8.GroupswhotrytopersuadeCongressmentovoteforor

againstabillareknownas

9.TheSupremeCourtiscomposedofchiefjustice

andassociatejustices.

10.TheSupremeCourthasthefunctionofdetermining

whetherCongressionallegislativeorexecutiveaction

violatestheConstitution.Thispower

iscalled

11.ThereareamendmentstotheU.S.

Constitution.

12.Twomajorpoliticalpartiesare,whichis

thoughttobemoreliberal,and,whichis

believedtobemore

III.Choosethecorrectanswerofthefollowingquestions:

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementswasNOTcorrect?When

theWarofIndependencewasover,

A.eachnewstatehaditsowngovernment.

B.eachnewstatemadeitsownlawsandhandledallof

itsinternalaffairs.

C.thenationalgovernmentwascalledtheCongress

withlittlepower.

D.therelationshipsbetweenthestatesandthenational

governmentwereclearlydefined.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,theArticlesofConfederation

failedbecauseofthefollowingreasons.Whichisnottrue?

A.ThenewstatesdidnotcooperatewiththeCongress

orwitheachother.

B.SomenewstateswantedtobefreefromtheUnion.

C.TheCongresscouldnotraisemoneytopaythe

nationalarmyandtopaydebtsowedtoFranceandothernations.

D.TheCongresshadnopowertotaxanycitizen.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatesrefusedtoparticipateinthe

ConstitutionalConvention?

A.Virginia.

B.RhodeIsland.

C.NewYork.

D.Maryland.

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementswasNOTcorrect?When

theConstitutionwaswritten,

A.therewasaBillofRightsintheConstitution.

B.therewasnoBillofRights.

C.TheConstitutiondidnothaveanywords

guaranteeingthefreedomsorthebasicrightsandprivilegesof

citizens.

D.a"BillofRights"wasaddedtotheConstitution4

yearsaftertheConstitutionwasmade.

5.Whichofthefollowingistheonlybranchthatcanmake

federallaws,andlevyfederaltaxes?

A.Theexecutive.

B.Thelegislative.

C.TheJudicial.

D.Thepresident.

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapowerofthepresident?

A.ThepresidentcanvetoanybillpassedbyCongress.

B.Thepresidenthastheauthoritytoappointfederal

judgeswhenvacanciesoccur.

C.Thepresidentcanmakelaws.

D.Thepresidenthasbroadpowers,withtheexecutive

branch,toissueregulationsanddirectivesregardingthe

workofthefederaldepartments.

7.TheBillofRightsconsistsof

A.10veryshortparagraphsinanamendment.

B.10amendmentsadoptedin1787.

C.10amendmentsaddedtotheConstitutionin179t.

D.theamendmentsconcerningthefreedomofspeech,

thefreedomofthepressandthefreedomofreligion.

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTguaranteedintheBillof

Rights?

A.Thefreedomofreligion.

B.Thefreedomofsearchingaperson'shomebypolice.

C.Thefreedomofspeechandofthepress.

D.Therighttoownweaponsifonewishes.

9.ThefollowingwereNOTwrittenintotheConstitutionin

1787except

A.theBillofRights.

B.thejudicialreview.

C.thepoliticalpartysystem

D.thepowersofthepresident.

10.TheNewDealwasstartedby

A.FranklinRoosevelt.

B.J.F.Kennedy.

C.GeorgeWashington.

D.ThomasJefferson.

Questionsfor

Thought

1.WhydidtheArticlesofConfederationfall?Wasitnecessaryto

changetheArticlesofConfederationandwriteanew

constitutionforthenewnationoftheUnitedStatesatthe

time?

2.Whatisafederalsystem?Whataresomeofthemajor

differencesbetweenafederalsystemandaconfederation?

3.Whataresomeofthemajorpowersofeachofthethree

branchesoftheU.S.government?Howarethethreebranches

supposedtocheckandbalanceeachother?

4.WhatistheBillofRights?Doyouthinkthatitwasnecessaryto

writetheBillofRightsexplicitlyintotheU,S.

Constitution?

5.Whatareth-twopoliticalpartiesintheUnitedStates?Doyou

thinktheyarefundamentallydifferent?

Explainthefollowing:

1.theArticlesofConfederation

AftertheWarofIndependencewaswon,thenew

nationoftheUnitedStateswasorganizedundertheagreementof

theArticlesofConfederationwithaweaknationalgovernment

calledtheCongress.

Eachstatehaditsowngovernment,madeitsownlaws

andhandleditsinternalaffairs.Thestatesdidnotcooperatewith

theCongressandwitheachother.TheCongresshadnopowerto

forceanystatetocontributemoneytothenationalgovernmentand

theCongresscouldnottaxanycitizeneither.Asaresult,the

ArticlesofConfederationfailed.

2.afederalsystem

Afederalsystemisoneinwhichpowerisshared

betweenacentralauthorityanditsconstituentparts,withsome

rightsreservedtoeach.

3.themakingoftheU.S.Constitution

TheArticlesofConfederationfailed.The

Congressdecidedtoholdaconstitutionalconventiontorevisethe

ArticlesofConfederation.Thedelegatesfrom12states(Rhode

Islandrefusedtoparticipated)gatheredinPhiladelphiain1787and

endedupinwritinganewconstitutionandsetafederalsystem

withastrongcentralgovernment.TheConstitutionprovidedthat

anelectionofthepresidentwouldbecalled,federallawswouldbe

madeonlybyaCongressmadeupoftheHouseofRepresentatives

andtheSenateandaSupremeCourtwouldbesetup.Thisnew

Constitutionwasfinallyapprovedbythemajorityofthecitizensin

over9ofthe13statesandwasofficiallyputintoeffectin1787.

4.thelegislativebranch

Thelegislativebranchofthefederalgovernmentis

madeupofelectedrepresentativesfromallofthestatesandisthe

onlybranchthatcanmakefederallaws,levyfederaltaxesand

declarewarorputforeigntreatiesintoeffect.Itconsistsofa

CongressthatisdividedintotheHouseofRepresentativeandthe

Senate.TheHouseofRepresentativeshas435memberswhoserve

two-yearterms.TheSenatecomprises100lawmakerswhoserve

six-yearterms.Eachstate,regardlessofpopulation,hastwo

senators.

5.theexecutive

Thechiefexecutiveisthepresident,whoiselected

toafour-yearterm.Apresidentcanbeelectedtoonlytwoterms

accordingtoanamendmentpassedin1951.Thepresidentcan

proposelegislationtoCongress.Hecanvetoanybillpassedby

Congress.Thevetocanbeoverriddenbyatwo-thirdsvoteinboth

houses.Thepresidentcanappointfederaljudgesasvacancies

occur.Heisthecommanderinchiefofthearmedforces.The

presidenthasotherbroadauthoritiesinrunningthegovernment

departmentsandhandlingforeignrelations.

6.thejudicialbranch

ThejudicialbranchisheadedbytheSupreme

Courtwithachiefjusticeand8associatejustices.Thefederal

courtshavejurisdictionovercasesarisingoutoftheConstitution

andothercaseswhichdonotariseoutofindividualstates.The

SupremeCourthasthejudicialreviewpower,thepowerof

determiningwhethercongressionallegislationorexecutiveaction

violatestheConstitution.

7.theBillofRights

TheBillofRightsconsistsofthefirst10

amendmentswhichwereaddedtotheConstitutionin1791.The

BillofRightswaspassedtoguaranteefreedomandindividual

rightssuchasfreedomofspeech,therighttoassembleinpublic

places,therighttoownweaponsandsoon.

II.Fillintheblanks:

1.theCongress;theArticlesofConfederation

2.Philadelphia

3.1787;GeorgeWashington

4.astrongcentralgovernment

5.power;acentralauthority;itsconstituentparts

6.theexecutive;thelegislative;thejudicial

7.theHouseofRepresentatives;435;theSenate;100

8.lobbies

9.1;8

10.judicialreview

11.26

12.theDemocraticparty;theRepublicanparty;conservative

IILChoosethecorrectanswerineachofthefollowingquestions:

l.D2.B3.B4.A5.B

6.C7.C8.B9.D10.A

Ex3

I.Explainthefollowing:

1.EliWhitney

2.SamuelSlater

3.IndustrialRevolutioninAmerica

4.corporation

5.serviceindustries

6.stock

7.agribusiness

8.migrantworkers

II.Fillintheblanks:

1ThefirstSecretaryofTreasuryoftheUnitedStateswas

2Whenstartingabusinessorlaunchingnewventures,moneywas

needed.Thatmoneywasknownas.

3Oneadvantageofcorporationoversoleproprietorshipand

partnershipisthatithas.Soinvestorsriskedonlythe

amountoftheirininvestmentandnottheirentireassets.

4Thebest-knownstockexchangeislocatedin

areaofNewYorkCity.

5AgreateconomistintheIndustrialRevolutionErawasan

Englishmennamed.

6TheConstitutionofTheUnitedStatesbarsallkindsofinternal

,somanufacturersdonothavetoworryaboutwhen

shippinggoodsfromonepartofthecountrytoanother.

7