(英美国家概况课件）Unit 12 Politics.ppt

University of International Business and Economics Press The United States of America Unit 12 Politics The United States of America Think about these questions before we start: 1. What are the three branches of government in American political system? 2. What are the changes to the Constitution since its implementation? 3. At the outbreak of the Civil War, what situation was the minorities of America in? 4. How did Martin Luther King’s actions and spirit influence America? Warming-up Activities Contents USA as a World Power Politics after the WWII Forming a Government Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ The 13 original colonies’ first attempt at a national government was a system provided by the Articles of Confederation in 1776 in which there was a unified country with a weak national government. By the mid-1780s, many key American leaders such as James Madison and Alexander Hamilton had become very dissatisfied with the government under the Articles of Confederation and initiated efforts to move forward with a new government. Ⅰ Forming a Government The constitution that was created during the hot summer of 1787 was developed by a diverse group of men that consisted of farmers, military men, politicians, businessmen, statesmen, and schemers. Ⅰ Forming a Government The Congressmen The Senate would be composed of two members from each state, Those congressmen who were to sit in the House of Representatives were to be directly elected, and the bigger the population of a state the more members it was entitled to. Ⅰ Forming a Government The Concept of the Separation of Powers the Executive ; the Legislature; the Judiciary, or at least a Supreme Court Ⅰ Forming a Government A Federal Government of Limited Power The term ‘limited power’ needs to be considered carefully because limited power simply implies that there were rules created which restricted the scope of federal government, and it does not necessarily mean that federal government had little power. Ⅰ F