1. Indians——a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
2. Melting Pot——an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated or a vessel made of material that does not melt easily
3. White House——the chief executive department of the United States government
4. Thanksgiving——fourth Thursday in November in the United States
5. The American Bill of Rights——a statement of fundamental rights and privileges in us
6. Melting Pot——an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated or a vessel made of material that does not melt easily
7. New England——a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
8. The New York Times——The New York Times is one daily paper which publishes in the American New York,it’s released in the whole world and it has a considerable influence .
9. Independence Day——The Forth of July is the National Independence Day of the US which is to commemorate on July 4, 1776 American formal independence
10. the Democratic Party——the Democratic Party are one of the two major parties in us which is founded in 1791.
二、回答問題
Give a brief answer to each of the following questions
1. What is the cause of the American Civil War?
The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a bitter sectional conflict that began after southern states of the United States tried to secede from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.
2. What are the two characteristics of the U.S. Constitution?
3. How is the American population distributed?
More than half the U.S. population distribute in the coastal plains and Great Lakes region
4. Why do American people have so strong a spirit of “Do-it-yourself”?
5. What are the major powers of the Supreme Court?
6. How does an American university choose its applicants?
7. What are the qualifications for American president?
Based on the American constitution, presidential bid's candidate must accord with: american-born, at least over 35, has lived in the United States at least ten years of conditions.
8. What are Nixon’s well-known contributions during his presidency?
In 1972, Nixon visited to China, China and US had issued the Shanghai bulletin, Stated that the US recognized only one China and Taiwan is part of China.
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