美国投票、选举终极版.ppt

Voters and Voting Name : American citizens generally register to vote at the local courthouse in their hometowns when they turn 18 years old. Some states require them to register their political affiliation, usually Democrat ,Republican, or Independent .Citizens in some states can also register at libraries when they sign up for a lending card, at police stations when they get a driver’s license, or by mail when they move outside the city, county, or state. 美国公民一般年满十八周岁时,在他们家乡当地的法院进行注册投票。有些州要求他们登记他们的政治派别，通常是民主党，共和党，或者是独立的。一些州的公民也可以在登记处注册一个贷款卡，在警察局他们得到驾驶执照，或通过邮寄的方式当他们搬家搬出这个市，县或者州。 voters Because Americans move a lot, they must often re-register in a new city or state. Once registered ,Americans can vote in the many separate or combined elections to pick school board members, mayors, members of city councils, sheriffs, draft board members, judges, secretaries of state, lieutenant governors, governors, highway commissioners, state legislators, US senators and representatives, and the President of the United States. 由于美国人经常搬家，他们必须经常重新注册一个新的城市或州。一旦注册成功，美国人可以在许多独立或联合选举中投票去选举学校董事会成员，市长，市委员会成员，警长，征兵局成员，法官，国务卿，副州长，州长，高速公路委员，州议员，美国参议员和代表，以及美国总统。 2004年11月2日，美国选民在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿县一个投票站外排队等待参加大选投票。 这是美国弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿县一个投票站内的触摸屏投票机。2004年美国大选大约有三分之一的投票在这种电子触摸屏投票系统上进行。 11月2日，美国选民在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿县一个投票站内用电子触摸屏为大选投票。?  In the contemporary United States, the right to vote is a universal right, whereas in the past voting was viewed more as a privilege. In 1787, Constitution did not make a specific requirements, but decided by the states, states stipulated that white, male, and there is a certain amount of property citizens have the right to vote. In the1830s, most states abolished the restriction who own the property have the right to vote. 在当代美国，投票权是一项普遍的权利，而在过去的投票被更多地视为一种特权。1787年宪法对选民资格没有做具体规定，而是由各州决定，各州则一般规定白人，男性，有一定数量财产的公民有选举权。19世纪30年代，绝大部分州取消了把财产作为享有选举权的资格限制。 After the Civil War, according to the 1870 Const