UNIT3-UNIT8问答题
第一篇：UNIT 3-UNIT8问答题
UNIT 3How did modern development in Europe influence the ttlement of North American colonies?
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With the fast development of commerce and trade, the bourgeoisie became increasingly powerful in politics as well as in economy.They wanted to share power with feudal lords and in some countries such as England they wanted to have more power from the king so that they could have free development.The English Revolution was the result of this growth of capitalism.What was the unique American phenomenon ? How did it come into being? Do you think it still exists in today's American society?
英文歌手He is an American, who leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced, the new government he obeys, and the new rank he holds.… Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new ra
ce of men, who labors and posterity will one day cau great changes in the world.… The American is a new man, who acts upon new principles;he must therefore entertain new ideas, and form new opinions.…In what way did Puritanism influence American culture?
visionaireNew England also established another American tradition—a strain of often intolerant moralism.The Puritans believed that governments should enforce God's morality.They strictly punished drunks, adulterers, violators of the Sabbath and other religious believers different from themlves.Roger Williams, one of the Puritans who protested that the state should not interfere with religion, was driven out of Massachutts.In 1635, he t up Rhode Island colony, which guaranteed religious freedom and the paration of church and state.The Puritans also have left rich cultural heritage to future Americans.The American values such as individualism, hard work, respect of education owe very much to the Puritan beliefs.5.what were some caus of the American Revolution
1)Long-term social, economic, and political changes in the colonies before 1750 provided the basis for an independent nation with reprentatives political institutions.2)More immediately, the French and Indian War(1754-1763)changed the relationship between the colonies and their mother country.3)Finally, a decade of conflicts between the British government and the colonist, beginning with the Stamp Actcrisis in 1765, led to the outbreak ofwar in 1775 and the Declaration of Independence in
UNIT 4Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? Was it necessary to change the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution for the new nation of the United States at the time?
The Articles of Confederation failed becau the states did not cooperate with the Congress or with each other.When the Congress needed money to pay the national army or to pay debts owed to France and other nations, some states refud to contribute.The Congress had been given no authority to force any state to do anything.It could not tax any citizen.Only the state in which a citizen lived could do that.2.What is a federal system?
3d培训学校 What are some of the major differences between a federal system and a confederation?
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mba词汇The Constitution t up a federal system with a strong central government.A federal system is one in which power is shared between a central authority and its constituent parts, with some rights rerved to each.The Constitution also called for the election of a national leader, or president.It provided that federal laws would be made only by a Congress made up of reprentatives elected by the people.It also provided for a national court system headed by a Supreme Court.3.What are some of the major powers of each of the three branches of the vernment? How are the three branches suppod to check and balance each other?haveaniceday
If Congress propos a law that the president thinks is unwi, the president can veto it.That means the proposal does not become law.Congress can enact the law despite the president's views only if two-thirds of the members of both hous vote in favor of it.If Congress pass a law which is then challenged in the courts as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court has the power to declare the law unconstitutional and therefore no longer
in effect.The president has the power to make treaties with other nations and to make all appointments to federal positions, including the position of Supreme Court justice.The Senate, however, must approve all treaties and confirm all appointments before they become official.In this way the Congress can prevent the president from making unwi appointments
4What is the Bill of Rights? Do you think that it was necessary to write the Bill of Rights explicitly into the U.S.Constitution?
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