英美國(guó)家概況課后習(xí)題

英美概況課后習(xí)題

Chapter1TheLand(P8)

I.Choosethecorrectanswerandcircletheletterbeforeit.

(B)l.ThefullandofficialnameofGreatBritainchangedintoitspresent-dayformintheyear

of

A.1920B.1927C.1914D.1945

(B)2.ThehighestmountainpeakinBritainisin

A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland

(A)3.ThelongestriverinBritainisthe_____River.

A.SevernB.ThamesC.MerseyD.Humber

(D)4.ThelargestlakeinBritainislocatedin

A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland

(A)5.ThehighestmountainpeakinBritainiscalled

A.BenNevisB.CrossFellC.SnowdonD.Scafell

(D)6.TheLakeDistrictiswell-knownfor.

A.itswildandbeautifulsceneryB.itsvariedlakes

C.thelakePoetsD.alloftheabovethree

(A)7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefeatureofBritishclimate?

A.coldnessB.morerainydaysC.changeabilityD.morefbgs

(C)8.TheleadinganthracitecoalfieldsinBritainarein.

A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.WalesD.theNorthSea

IV.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese

1.TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯(lián)合王國(guó)

2.TheStraitofDover多佛海峽

3.TheEnglishChannel英吉利海峽

4.Greenwich格林威治

8.TheBritainIsles大不列顛群島

13.TheThamesRiver泰晤士河

14.TheSevernRiver塞汶河

15.LakeNeigh訥湖

16.LakeDistrict湖區(qū)

18.Edinburgh愛丁堡

19.Glasgow格拉斯哥

20.Cardiff加的夫

Questions

1.3featuresofBritishclimate

Winterfog

Rainydays

Instability/changeability

Chapter2ThePeople(P17)

I.Choosethecorrectanswerandcircletheletterbeforeit.

(C)2.TheEnglishpeoplearedescendantsof.

A.CeltsB.RomansC.Anglo-SaxonsD.Danes

(C)3.MiddleEnglishtookshapeaboutacenturyaftertheConquest.

A.RomanB.Anglo-SaxonC.NormanD.Danish

(A)6.TheestablishedchurchofBritainis.

A.TheChurchofEnglandB.Freechurch

C.TheUnitedReformedChurchD.TheChurchofScotland

(A)7.WhichofthefollowingreligioussectsdoesnotbelongtoFreeChurches?

A.theRomanCatholicChurchB.Quakers

C.MethodistsD.Baptists

(A)8.Easteriskept,commemoratingtheofJesusChrist.

A.ComingB.BirthC.DeathD.Resurrecting

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2.TheEnglishpeoplearethedescendantsofAnglo-Saxons,whiletheScots,WelshandIrishare

thedescendantsoftheCelts.

8.MostoftheBritishsocialcustomsarebasedontheChristiantradition.

III.Matchthenamesofthecitieswiththedescriptions.

ColumnAColumnB

_f_1.Liverpoola.thesteelmanufacturingcenterofBritain

_c_2.Hullsb.theformercenteroftextileindustryofBritain

_g_3.Sheffieldc.thefishingportinHumberside

_b4.Manchesterd.thelargestcityinBritain

_g_5.Glasgowe.thesecondlargestcityinBritain

—d—6.Londonf.thedistrictofMerseyside

—e—7.Birminghamg.thelargestcityinScotland

—i—8.Belfasth.thecapitalofWales

_j_9.Edinburghi.thecapitalofNorthernIreland

_hlO.Cardiffj.thecapitalofScotland

IV.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese

1.OldEnglish古英語

2.MiddleEnglish中期英語

3.ModemEnglish現(xiàn)代英語

4.TheChurchofEngland英格蘭圣公會(huì)

6.Christmas圣誕節(jié)

7.Easter復(fù)活節(jié)

8.WestminsterAbbey西敏寺大教堂

11.CityofLondon倫敦城

12.OuterLondon外倫敦

13.Poets*Corner詩(shī)人角

14.Birmingham伯明翰

Questions

2.WestminsterAbbey

Itisalarge,mainlyGothicchurch,thetraditionalplaceofcoronationandburialsiteforBritish

monarchs.Particularlyinpoets5Corner,manyfamousmenandwomenareburied.

3.Shakespeare

GreatTragedies

a)Hamlet

b)Othello

c)KingLear

d)Macbeth

GreatComedies

e)TheMerchantofVenice

f)TheTwelfthNight

g)AMidsummerNight'sDream

h)AsyouLikeIt

Chapter4ParliamentandGovernment(P35)

I.Choices

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrueofBritishpoliticalsystem?

A.Britainhasnocodifiedconstitution.

B.Britainisafederalstate.

C.Britainstillkeepsanold-fashionedgovernment.

D.Britishgovernmentisestablishedonthebasisofconstitutionalmonarchy.

3.Abillthatdealswithfinanceisalwaysintroduced.

A.bytheChancelloroftheExchequerB.intheHouseofLords.

C.intheHouseofCommonsD.inthePrivyCouncil

4.InBritain,governmentcannotspendanymoneywithoutthepermissionof.

A.theQueenB.thePrimeminister

C.theHouseofCommonsD.theHouseofLords

5.TheBritishgovernmentministersareresponsibletofortheworkoftheir

department.

A.theHouseofLordsB.Parliament

C.theCabinetD.thePrivyCouncil

6.AllthegovernmentministersofBritainmustbemembersof.

A.theHouseofLordsB.theHouseofCommons

C.thePrivyCouncilD.Parliament

8.Civilservantswhoareconcernedwithadministrationareforbidden.

A.tobevotersatelections

B.tobecandidatesforparliament

C.tocontinuetheirworkwhengovernmentchanges

D.tocompetewithothersforahigherrank

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1.TheBritishgovernmentisestablishedonthebasisofconstitutionalmonarchy.

2.ThepresentsovereignofBritainisOueenElisabethII,andPrinceCharlesistheheirtothe

throne.

4.ParliamentisthesupremelegislativeauthorityinBritain.

5.ParliamentconsistsoftheSovereign,theHouseofLordsandjheHouseofCommons.

6.ThepresidentoftheHouseofLordisiheLordChancellor,andthepresidingofficerofthe

HouseofCommonsis"Mr.Speaker”.

III.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese

1.theHouseofLords貴族院亦稱上院

2.theHouseofCommons平民院亦稱下院

3.theLordChancellor大法官

5.theForeignandCommonwealthOffice外交及聯(lián)邦事務(wù)部

6.theHomeOffice內(nèi)政部

IV.ExplainthefollowinginChinese

2.Mr.Speaker下院議長(zhǎng)

3.theCabinet內(nèi)閣

Questions

4.WhatisthesupremelegislativeauthorityinBritain?Whatdoesitconsistof?

ThesupremelegislativeauthorityrestswithParliament,whichconsistoftheSovereign,the

HouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommons.

5.ThePrivyCouncil

ThePrivyCouncilwasformerlythechiefsourceofexecutivepowerinthestateandgive

privateadvicetotheKing.SothePrivyCouncilwasalsocalledtheKing'sCouncilinhistory.

Todayitsroleislargelyformal,advisingthesovereigntoapprovecertaingovernmentdecrees.

Chapter5PartyPoliticsandJudiciary(P35)

I.Choices

1.TheconservativeandtheLabourpartieshavebeeninpowerbyturnseversince

A.theendofthe19thcenturyB.theendoftheFirstWorldWar

C.theendoftheSecondWorldWarD.theendof1960s

2.ThegeneralelectioninBritainisheldeveryyear.

A.3B.4C.5D.6

7.ThepartythathasthemajorityofseatsinwillformthegovernmentinBritain.

A.thehouseofCommonsB.theHouseofLords

C.theprivyCouncilD.theCabinet

14.TheFamous''ScotlandYard^refersto.

A.CIAB.CIDD.NewScotlandYardD.HouseofParliament

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2.TheconservativepartydevelopedoutoftheToryParty,whiletheLiberalpartydevelopedout

oftheWhigparty.

4.Fortheelectionpurpose,Britainisdividedinto651constituencies,eachofwhichelectsone

memberoftheHouseofParliament.

III.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese

6.theLordChancellor大法官

7.HomeSecretary內(nèi)政大臣

Chapter6EarlyManandtheFeudalSociety(P54)

I.Choosethecorrectanswerandcircletheletterbeforeit.

(C)1.TheearliestsettlersontheBritishIsleswerethe.

A.CeltsB.GaelsC.IberiansD.Brythons

(B)2.From700B.C.,theCeltscamefromtheandbegantoinhabitBritishisles.

A.IberianPeninsulaB.UpperRhineland

C.LowerRhinelandD.Scandinaviancountries

(B)3.In43A.D.,RomanunderconqueredBritain.

A.JuliusCaesarB.ClaudiusC.AugustineD.thePope

(B)4,RomanBritainlasteduntiltheyearofwhenallRomantroopswentbacktothe

continent.

A.400A.D.B.410A.D.C.445A.D.D.449A.D.

(D)5.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTathingofvalueleftbehindbyRoman?

A.WelshChristianityB.theRomanRoadsC.citiesD.enormouswealth

(A)6.1nthemiddleoffifthcentury,Anglo-Saxonscamefromtheregionofandthelow

CountriesandsettledinBritain.

A.DenmarkB.NorwayC.GermanyD.Holland

(D)8.WhichofthefollowkingdomswasNOTsetupbyAngle?

A.NorthumbriaB.MerciaC.EastAngliaD.Kent

(A)9.WhichofthefollowkingdomswassetupbytheJutes?

A.KentB.SussexC.WessexD.Essex

(C)13.“DoomsdayBook"wasinfactarecordofeachman's.

A.experienceB.behaviorC.propertyD.reputation

(B)15.TheGreatCharterwasmadeintheinterestof.

A.theKingB.thefeudallordsC.thetownsmenD.themerchants

V.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese

1.RomanConquest羅馬征服

2.Anglo-Saxonsettlement盎格魯撤克遜人的定居

3.Anglo-SaxonHeptarchy盎格魯撒克遜人七國(guó)時(shí)代

5.BattleatHastings哈斯丁斯戰(zhàn)役

6.“DoomsdayBook”末日審判書

7.theGreatCharter大憲章

Questions

6.AllEstatesParliament各級(jí)議會(huì)

In1265,Simoncalledaparliamentwithtwoknightsfromeachshireandtwocitizensfromeach

town.Itwasknownasthe“AllEstatesParliament”.

7.ModelParliament模范議會(huì)

Chapter7DeclineofFeudalismandtheBourgeoisRevolution(P65)

I.Choosethecorrectanswerandcircletheletterbeforeit.

(C)1.launchedtheHundredYears'War.

A.EdwardIB.EdwardIIC.EdwardIIID.HenryIII

(C)2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.TheHundredYearsWarwasafeudalwai*.

B.TheHundredYearsWarwasatradewar.

C.TheHundredYearsWarlastedforonehundredyears.

D.TheHundredYearsWarisoneofthehistoricaleventsthatmarkedthedeclineof

feudalisminBritain.

(B)3.Fromonward,Parliamentwasdividedintotwochambers.

A.1337B.1343C.1453D,1455

(D)4.BlackDeathtosomeextentbroughttovillains.

A.HigherwagesB.greaterfreedomC.betterlifeD.bothAandB

(D)7.WarofRoseswerefoughtbetweentheLacastriansandtheYorkistsfrom1455to

1485.

A.constantlyB.irregularlyC.continuouslyD.intermittently

(D)9.TheHouseofTudorwasfoundedin.

A.1455B.1465C.1475D.1485

(C)lO.TheBritishBourgeoisRevolutiontookplaceinthecentury.

A.15thB.16thC.17thD.18th

(A)11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheRenaissanceisNOTtrue?

A.theRenaissancewasarevivalofinterestinmanythingsthattheearlyMiddleAgeshad

caredabout.

B.theRenaissancewasaculturalmovementbyhumanists.

C.theRenaissancespreadintoEnglandundertheTudor.

D.DuringtheRenaissance,thetheatreattainedgreatpopularityunderElizabeth.

(A)12.ThetwocenturiesjustbeforetheoutbreakoftheBourgeoisrevolutionwereaperiodof

A.capitalaccumulationB.colonizationabroad

C.foreignterritorialD.enlightenment

(A)16.TheKing'smenatthebeginningofthefirstCivilWarwerecalled.

A.CavaliersB.roundheadsC.PuritansD.Presbyterians

(D)19.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueoftheCommonwealthperiod?

A.Cromwellsuppressedthediggers.

B.CromwellkilledLevelersinthearmy.

C.CromwellconqueredIreland.

D.CromwellrestoredtheHouseofStuart.

(D)2O.The"gloriousrevolution,,of1688putonthethrone.

A.CharlesIB.CharlesIIC.JamesIID.WilliamofOrange

HI.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese

1.theEnclosure圈地運(yùn)動(dòng)

2.Puritan清教徒

4.TheHundredYears'War百年大戰(zhàn)

7.BlackDeath黑死病

8.CavaliersandRoundheads騎士黨和圓顱黨

Questions

8.RestorationoftheStuart斯圖亞特王朝的復(fù)辟

9.“gloriousrevolution^^光榮革命

In1688,thebourgeoisiestagedabloodlesscoupd'etatandputWilliamofOrangeon

thethrone,whichcametobeknownas“theGloriousRevolution”.

Chapter8TheIndustrialRevolutionandtheChartistMovement(P74)

I.Choosethebestanswerandcircletheletterbeforeit.

(B)l.TheBritishIndustrialRevolutionfirstbeganinthe___industry.

A.ironandsteelB.textileC.coal-miningD.ship-building

(A)2.inventedthe''spinningJenny.^^

A.JamesHargreavesB.RichardArkwright

C.EdmundCartwrightD.JamesWatt

(D)3.AsaresultoftheIndustrialRevolution,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Productivitywasgreatlyincreased.

B.Unskilledworkerswereemployed.

C.Manynewcitiessprangup.

D.Workers5livingandworkingconditionswereimproved.

Questions

10.Whatweretheconsequences(結(jié)果)oftheBritishIndustrialRevolution?

A:First,theindustrialbourgeoisie(工業(yè)資產(chǎn)階級(jí))gainedsupremacy(最高權(quán)力，霸主地位)

inthe1840snotonlyintheeconomicbutalsointhepoliticallifeofthecountry.Second,

productivitywasgreatlyincreased.Third,asaresultofthegrowthofindustry,populationwas

moreandmoreconcentratedintownsandcities.

Chapter9TheBritishEmpireandBritishImperialism(P84)

I.Choosethecorrectanswerandcircletheletterbeforeit.

(B)LThefirstBritishcolonywas.

A.NewEnglandB.NewfoundlandC.WestIndiesD.India

(B)3,TheBritishcolonistsforcedtheQinggovernmenttoconcludetheTreatyofin1842.

A.PekingB.NankingC.TientsinD.Canton

(C)5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefeatureofimperialism?

A.foreignterritorialexpansionB.exportofcapital

C.freecompetitionD.monopoly

(B)6.WhichisNOTthemembercountryoftheTripleAlliance?

A.GermanyB.FranceC.Austria-HungaryD.Italy

(D)7.WhichwasNOTthemembercountryoftheTripleEntente?

A.BritainB.FranceC.RussiaD.Italy

(D)8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthedepressionin1930s?

A.FactoriesclosedB.Banksfailed

C.ForeigntradeshriveledD.Unemploymentratewaslow

(C)ll.InwhichyeardidJapanattackPearlHarbor?

A.1939B.1940C.1941D.1942

(D)12.TheBritishCommonwealthofNationsisaorganization.

A.militaryA.culturalC.economicD.phony

(B)14.TheunderlyingaimofThatcherismis.

A.nationalizationB.denationalizationC.cuttingwagesD.increasingpublicexpenditure

(C)15.Mrs.Thatcherfailedtowinthegeneralelectioninl990mainlybecauseof.

A.theslowdevelopmentoftheBritisheconomy

B.thehighinflation

C.thehighrateofunemployment

D.thehighrateoftaxes

(C)16.ChinaandBritainestablishedthediplomaticrelationsattheambassadorialrankintheyear

of.

A.1950B.1954C.1972D.1997

IV.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese

2.theTreatyofNanking南京條約

4.theBritishCommonwealthofNations英聯(lián)邦

Chapter10TheLand(P97)

I.Choosethebestanswerandcircletheletterbeforeit.

(B)l.ThecontinentalUniteStatesissituatedinthepartofNorthAmerica.

A.northernB.southernC.centralD.eastern

(B)2.TheUnitedStatesisthelargestcountryintheworldintermsofarea.

A.thirdB.forthC.fifthD.sixth

(C)3.isthelargeststateoftheUnitedStatesinarea.

A.HawaiiB.TexasC.AlaskaD.Pennsylvania

(D)9.RiverflowsthroughNewYorkCity.

A.MissouriB.St.LawrenceC.ColoradoD.Hudson

(B)10.OfthefiveGreatLakes,LakeiswhollywithintheUS.

A.SuperiorB.MichiganC.HuronD.Erie

(C)l1.NiagaraFallsislocatedontheUSCanadianboundarybetween.

A.LakeMichiganandLakeHuron.B.LakeHuronandLakeErie.

C.LakeErieandLakeOntario.D.LakeSuperiorandLakeMichigan

(D)17.thedepositsofintheUSrankthefirstintheworld.

A.tinB.copperC.goldD.naturalgas

(A)19.thearearichinnonferrousmetaldepositsintheUS.

A.WesternmountainrangesB.greatPlains

C.CentralLowlandD.Appalachianmountainrange

(D)20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTinWashingtonD.C.?

A.theUSCapitolB.thewhiteHouse

C.PentagonbuildingD.theUNheadquarters

III.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese

1.Alaska:阿拉斯加

2.theMississippiRiver:密西西比河

3.theHudsonRiver:哈德遜河

4.“GokiRush”:淘金熱

5.Hawaii:夏威夷

6.the"MotorCity”:汽車城

7.the“SpaceCity,USA”：美國(guó)航空城

8.theAppalachianMountains:阿巴拉契亞山

9.theCordilleraRange:科羅拉多高原

10.NiagaraFalls:尼亞加拉瀑布

V.MatchthenamesofthecitiesinColumnAwiththeirfeaturesinColumnB.

ColumnAColumnB.

l._cWashingtonD.C.a.thethirdlargestcityoftheUS

2._dNewYorkb.thefilmcenterandthesecondlargestcityoftheUS

3._aChicagoc.theseatofthefederalgovernment

4._b_LosAngelesd.thelargestcityintheUS

5._gPhiladelphiae.SpaceCityUSA”

6,_hDetroitf.helargestleather,shoeandwoolmarket

7._eHoustong.theseatoftheContinentalCongress

8.iSanFranciscoh.“MotorCity,USA”

9.fBostoni.oneofAmericanstopsteel-makingareas

10.iPittsburghj.thecitythathasthelargestChinatown

Chapter11ThePeople(P107)

I,Choosethebestanswerandcircletheletterbeforein.

(B)l.ThedominantethnicgroupintheUnitedStatestodayis.

A.theBlackpeopleB.WASPsC.AsianAmericansD.Hispanics

(B)2.Theconstitutethelargestethnic-racialminoritygroupintheUnitedStates.

A.AmericanIndiansB.HispanicsC.BlackD.AsianAmericans

(D)3.Raceisdifferentfromethnicitybecauseitsbasisis.

A.countryoforiginB.religionC.languagespokenD.skincolor

(A)4.The_____areattheverybottomofthesocietyintheUnitedStates.

A.BlacksB.HispanicsC.non-WASPsD.Asians

(D)5.Thestateof___isthelargestinpopulationtoday.

A.NewYorkB.ColoradoC.ArizonaD.California

(B)7.HispanicsintheUSspeak

A.EnglishB.SpanishC.FrenchD.theirnativelanguages

(D)9.outnumberotherreligiousgroupsintheUnitedStates.

A.MethodistsB.CongregationalistsC.QuakersD.Protestants

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5.BlackpeopleintheUSaredescendedfromNegroslavesimportedfromAfrica.

8.Inthe19thcenturyalargenumberofChinesewereshippedtoAmericaas"coolies”.

12.MostoftheBlackpeopleontheUSSpeakEnglish,whiletheHispanicsspeakSpanish.

13.IntheUS,Protestantsoutnumberotherreligiousgroups.

IV.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.

1「meltingpot”：大熔爐

2.WASPs:白人盎格魯.撒克遜新教徒

3.ethnicity種族劃分

5.Hispanics拉丁美洲人

Questions

11.ShouldtheUnitedStatesbeameltingpotorasaladbowl?

TheUnitedStatesisanationofmanyethnicgroups,makingita“meltingpot”,meaningpeople

withdifferentculturalandethnicalbackgroundsimmigratetotheUnitedStates,livetogether,get

mixedandbuildupthisculturethatiscalledAmericanculturetoday.

AmericaissimilartoaSaladBowl,aseveryculturecanfinditspositioninAmericansociety.The

immigrantsmayobservethesharedcultureofUSwhilekeepingtheiroriginalidentities.

Chapter13GovernmentSystem(P122)

I.Choices

(B)2.ThepresidentoftheUnitedStatesexercisesthepower.

A.legislativeB.executiveC.JudicialD.veto

(A)4.hasthevetopowerinlegislationintheUnitedStates.

A.PresidentB.Vice-presidentC.SecretaryofStateD.Speaker

(B)5.CongresscanvetothePresident'svetobyavoteofthefullmembershipof

bothhouses.

A.two-fifthsB.two-thirds

C.three-fourthsD.three-fifths

(D)6.UndertheUSConstitution,thePresidenthasthepowertowithouttheconsent

oftheSenate.

A.appointhighofficials

B.signatreatywithothernations

C.declarewaruponothernations

D.signanexecutiveagreementwithothernations.

(B)7.TheConstitutionftheUnitedStatessaysthatonlycandeclarewarupon

othernations.

A.thePresidentB.Congress

C.DepartmentofDefenseD.thenationalSecurityCouncil

(B)8.ThedepartmentofadvisesthePresidentonforeignrelations.

A.DefenseB.stateC.CommerceD.Labor

(C)10.FBIandFederalPrisonsareamongtheresponsibilitiesoftheDepartmentof.

A.stateB.DefenseC.JusticeD.Commerce

(D)13.Thenumberofrepresentativesfromeachstateisfixedaccordingtothesizeof

theStatehas.

A.theterritoryB.theeconomyC.thevotersD.thepopulation

(B)14.RepresentativesintheUnitedSatesareelected.

A.annuallyB.every2years

C.every3yearsD.everyfouryears

(C)15.ImpeachmentofthePresidentshouldbe.

A.proposedbytheSenateanddecidedonbytheHouse.

B.ProposedbytheHouseanddecidedonbytheSupremeCourt

C.proposedbytheHouseanddecidedonbytheSenate

D.proposedbytheSenateanddecidedontheSupremeCourt

II.BlankFilling

1.TheconstitutionofUnitedStatesfollowstwoprinciples:thefederalsystemandthe''separation

ofpowers”.

2.Theconstitutiongivestheexecutivepowertothepresidentalone.

3.TheCabinetoftheAmericangovernmentismadeupoftheheadsofDepnements.

5.IntheUnitedStatestreatiessignedbythePresidentwithothernationsandofficialsappointed

byhimmustbeconfirmedbytheSenate.

7.TheDepartmentofSateisheadedbytheSectaryofState.

IV.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish

1.Separationofpowers三權(quán)分立

2.theNationalSecurityCouncil國(guó)家安全理事會(huì)

3.theCentralIntelligenceAgency中央情報(bào)局

5.Congress國(guó)會(huì)

6.theUnitedstatesinformationAgency美國(guó)新聞總署

7.theSupremeCourt最高法院

Questions:

12.Whatarethetwoprinciplesfollowedbytheconstitution?Explaineach.

Thefederalsystemmeansthatthestateshavetherighttoself-governmentwhilethe

separationofpowersmeansthethreebranchesofthefederalgovernmentare

independentofeachother,buteachcheckstheothertwo(checksandbalances).

13.CommentontherelationshipbetweenthePresidentandCongress.

Ifthepresidentvetoesthebillpassedbythecongress,hisvetomaybeoverruledbyatwo-thirds

voteofbothhousesoftheCongressandthebillbecamethelaw.

Chapter14StateGovernmentandPartyPolitics(P135)

I.Choices

1.isthemostimportantpartofastategovernment.

A.TheexecutiveB.Thelegislature

C.TheJudicialD.Thegovernor

3.Thechiefexecutiveofastateisthe.

A.governorB.sheriff

C.SupremeCourtD.council

8.Twopoliticalpartiesemergedinthemiddleofthe19thcenturyunitedStatesover

theissueof.

A.slaveryB.theConstitution

C.admissionofnewstatesD.theeconomicdevelopment

11.TheGeneralElectionintheUnitedStatesisheldeveryyears.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

Chapter15TheEarlyColonization(P145)

I.Choosethecorrectanswerandcircletheletterbeforeit.

(C)1.ChristopherColumbuswasa(n)navigator.

A.EnglishB.FrenchC.ItalianD.Spanish

(A)2.TheNewWorlddiscoveredbyColumbuswasnamedafter____.

A.AmerigoVespucciB.ChristopherColumbus

C.FerdinandMagellanD.MarcoPolo

(B)3.TheearliestBritishsettlementonNorthAmericawas.

A.PlymouthB.JamestownC.QuebecD.St.Louis

(B)4.ThePuritans'firstsettlementonNorthAmericawas.

A.JamestownB.PlymouthC.NewOrleansD.Virginia

(11)TheSouthernColoniesdevelopedasystemwiththeexploitationofslavelabor.

A.industrialB.smallfarmC.plantation