美国国会和英国议会.ppt

United States Congress The?United States Congress ?is the?bicameral legislature of the?federal government of the?United States. Congress meets in the?Capitol in Washington, D.C. The three basic principles Federalism The rule of the law The separation of powers and Respect for the constitution Political System Political System the House of Representatives The members are elected directly by the voters for a two-year term. They must be 25 years old and must have been citizens for seven years. the Senate The senator serves a six-year term. Senators must be at least 30 and must have been American citizens for nine years. The Specific Powers The Implied Powers Powers of Congress The Specific Powers The rights to collect taxes , regulate foreign and domestic commerce , coin money , declare war, support an army and navy , and establish lower federal courts. Congress can admit new states to the Union , propose amendments to the constitution , collect federal income taxes , and enforce protection and extension of civil right. The Implied Powers They derive from the right of the Congress to make all laws “necessary and proper “to carry out its specific powers. THE UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENT The Houses of Parliament The United Kingdom is a unitary, not a federal, state. Political Type Bicameral The House of Lords is made up of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal. The main function is to bring the wide experience of its members into the process of lawmaking. The House of Common is elected by universal adult suffrage and consists of 651 Members of Parliament. It is in the House of Commons that the ultimate authority. to pass laws to examine government Policy and administrations to provide, by voting for taxation, the means of carrying on the work of government to debate the major issues of the day. The main functions of Parliament 节操化学小组 出品 * consisting of two houses: the?House of Representatives and the?Senate Congress has 535 voting members: 435 Re