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Impeachment（弹劾）: Under the US Constitution, the president may be removed from office if he is impeached and found guilty of high crimes or other improper acts. This is the only way a president can legally be removed from office. The House of Representatives Brings a “Bill of impeachment” A Trial in the House of Senate Chief Justice of the United States as the judge, senators as the jury. And if 2/3 of the Senate vote that the president is guilty, he is removed from office. ? Two-party system the Republicans Vs. the Democrats Political Parties Political Parties I am Republican State government Union government The president of U.S.A.(in 2005) Gorge W. Bush Ray Nagin The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)(联邦应急管理局) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The primary purpose of FEMA is to coordinate the response to a disaster that has occurred in the United States and that overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities. The governor of the state in which the disaster occurs must declare a state of emergency and formally request from the president that FEMA and the federal government respond to the disaster. Under Stafford Act passed by congress in 1988,state and local officials were responsible for the initial response to the natural disasters, the federal government arrived later, at the State’s request The Insurrection Act The Insurrection Act of 1807 is the set of laws that govern the US Presidents ability to deploy troops within the United States to put down lawlessness, insurrection and rebellion. The general aim is to limit Presidential power as much as possible, relying on state and local governments for initial response in the event of insurrection. Presidential powers for law enforcement are limited and delayed. The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 prohibited active-duty military from conducting law enforcement within the US. Amendments of 2006 On September 30, 2006, the Congress modified th