美国部分复习题2014.doc

“The backbone of the continent” refers to the Rocky Mountains____ During Ratification, those who supported the Constitution and preferred a strong national government were called Federalists , their opponents were called Anti-federalists The war of 1812 was also known as Second War of Independence for America got economically independent after it. Washington D. C. is situated on the Potomac River which is the traditional dividing line between the South and the North. The United States is the third most populous country. In his Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln expressed his ideas of a democratic government “of the people, by the people and for the people.” In the year 1972 , President Nixon visited China, and later during Jimmy Carter ‘s presidency, formal diplomatic relations between China and the United States were established. By law any natural-born American citizen of and over 35 years of age and of being a resident within the United States for 14 years can run for the President. The duly elected and duly qualified president-elect takes office on the 20th of January following his election. When a Bill is vetoed by the President, it can still become a law if the Congress override . the veto by a two-thirds vote of both houses. The United States is bordered on the north by Canada , on the south by Mexico and The Gulf of Mexico , on the east by The Atlantic , and on the west by the Pacific . The Great Depression started with the sudden collapse of the stock market in New York in October, 1929 . This economic distress extended to Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. The candidate with the most voters in a state wins all of that state’s electoral votes. This is known as the “ winner-get-all ” principle. The candidates who wins the 270 of the 538 Electoral College votes will