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1、1.TheUnitedStatesofAmerica,alsocalledAmerica,theStates,theU(nited)S(tates),orUncleSam.2.Hawaiianislands,composedofeightlargeislandsandmanysmallislands,liesfaroutinthePacific.3.ThepopulationoftheUnitedStatesisabitmorethan272million.4.Todaymorethan80%ofAmericansliveinurbanareas.5
2、.Theframersreliedonfourpoliticalprinciplesthatfinallygavebirthtoanewpoliticalorder.theseprincipleswererepublicanism,federalism,separationofpowers,andchecksandbalances.（美国制定宪法的原则）6.TheAmericanConstitutionitselfisjust4,300words,butthesewordsarethebasicofAmericannationalgovernment
3、.7.Dividedthegovernmentintothreebunches:LegislativeBranch,ExecutiveBranch,Judicialbranch.8.Today,thepresidentsexercisetheirpowerschieflythrowTheWhiteHouseOffice.9.In1801,ThomasJeffersonbecamethefirstPresidenttobeinauguratedinWashingtonD.C.10.EducationisenginethatdrivestheAmeric
4、andreamofsuccess.11.4featuresofelementaryandsecondaryeducation:universality,decentralization,comprehensiveness,professionalism.12.Politicalpartiesareorganizationsthatseektoachievepowerbyowningpublic.13.HomeownershipisanintegralpartoftheAmericandream.14.Therearemore2600regularma
5、gazinesinAmerica.15.AlljudgesarenominatedbythepresidentandconfirmedbytheSenate,withasimplemajorityofsenatorspresentrequiredforconfirmation.16.1.WhatistheprimaryreasonmostAmericansliveinfear？TheprimaryreasonmostAmericansliveinfearisnotcrimeitselfbutviolence.1.Historiansagreeitis
6、sensibletodivideAmericansocietyintoupper,middle,andworkingclasses.2.U.Sgovernmentplaysanimportantroleintheeconomic.3.Themostpopulousstatesin1999wereCalifornia,Texas,NewYork,Florida,andIllinois.4.AccordingtotheU.Sgovernment,afamilyisthosepeoplewholivewithotherstowhomtheyarerelat
7、edbyblood,marriage,andadoption.5.MorethanthirtythousandpeopleserveasjudgesintheUnitedStates.6.TheprimaryreasonmostAmericansliveinfearisnotcrimeitselfbutviolence.7.Violentcrimeisamajorprobleminlocalizedarrearsofinnercities.8.AlthoughtheconstitutiondeclarestheseparationofChurchan
8、dState,religionhasalwayspervadedAmericanpoliticallife.
