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1、UnitSevenASon’sRestlessJourneyTeachingPlan1.Warm-upActivity2.BackgroundInformation3.TextLearning4.Assignment43rdPresidentoftheUnitedStates(January20,2001toPresent)Nicknames:"W","LittleGeorge"Born:July6,1946,inNewHaven,ConnecticutFamily:Father:GeorgeHerbertWalkerBushMother:BarbaraPierceBushMar

2、riedtoFirstLadyLauraBushDaughters:Twindaughters,JennaandBarbara.College:YaleUniversity,bachelor'sdegree,historyGraduateSchool:HarvardUniversity,MasterofBusinessAdministrationOccupation:BusinessmanPoliticalParty:RepublicanOtherGovernmentPositions:GovernorofTexas,1995-2000GeorgeWalkerBush(Ge

3、orgeBushJr.)DemocraticPartyRepublicanPartyBackgroundInformationElectiontothePresidencyThepresidentandvicepresidentaretheonlypublicofficialsintheUnitedStateschoseninanationwideelection,whichtakesplaceeveryfouryears.BackgroundInformationPresidentialQualificationsTheConstitutionrequirespresidentsto

4、benatural-borncitizensoftheUnitedStateswhoareatleast35yearsofageandhaveresidedintheUnitedStatesfor14years.BackgroundInformationPrimaryElectionsPoliticalpartieschoosetheirpresidentialnomineesthroughprimaryelectionsandpartycaucuses(closedpoliticalmeetings).BackgroundInformationElectionCampaignCand

5、idatesspreadcampaignthemesthroughnationaltelevisionandradiocampaigns,thecandidatesalsomakehundredsofspeechesincitiesandtownsacrossthecountrytoappealtospecificgroupsofvoters.ThecampaignforthepresidencytraditionallybeginsinearlySeptemberandendsonElectionDay—thefirstTuesdayafterthefirstMondayinNove

6、mber.BackgroundInformationElectionDayandInaugurationTheinaugurationdate:January20Attheinauguralceremony,thenewpresidentrecitesanoath:Idosolemnlyswear(oraffirm)thatIwillfaithfullyexecutetheOfficeofPresidentoftheUnitedStates,andwilltothebestofmyability,preserve,protectanddefendtheConstitutionofthe

7、UnitedStates.FatherandSonQuestionsaboutthetext1.WhatandwhomadeGeorgeBushhavean“uncomfortable”timeatYale?2.WhydidW.BushchoosetojointheTexasNationalGuard?Anddoyouthinkhehadmadeawisedecision?Andwhy?3.WhydidBushkeepfromhisfather