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新编英美概况许鲁之[第四版]Unit13_16课后习题选择填空 Unit 131. The United States is a federal ______________ where power is divided between national, state, and local governments.Hint: the type of government structureAnswer: republic2. The U.S. legal system is based on ______________, which means that a decision made in a previous legal case must be followed as a precedent in similar cases in the future.Hint: the term for this legal principleAnswer: stare decisis3. The U.S. Congress is composed of two houses: the House of Representatives and the ______________.Hint: the other house of the U.S. CongressAnswer: Senate4. The two major political parties in the United States are the Democratic Party and the ______________ Party.Hint: the party associated with conservatismAnswer: Republican5. The Supreme Court of the United States consists of ______________ justices who serve for life or until retirement.Hint: the number of justices on the Supreme CourtAnswer: nineUnit 141. The Statue of Liberty was a ______________ gift from France to the United States.Hint: the country that gave the Statue of Liberty to the U.S.Answer: French2. The ______________ is the official language of the United States.Hint: the language commonly used in the U.S.Answer: English3. The Fourth of July is a national holiday in the United States commemorating the countrys ______________ from Great Britain.Hint: the event that the Fourth of July celebratesAnswer: independence4. The United States is known as the land of ______________ because it is a country created by people who came from different parts of the world.Hint: the phrase used to describe the diversity of the United StatesAnswer: immigrants5. The ______________ is the most popular sport in the United States.Hint: the sport commonly played in the U.S.Answer: American footballUnit 151. The United States has the ______________ economy in the world, characterized by private ownership and the pursuit o