《外国社会文化概论》教学复习.ppt

The Constitution separates the government into three branches: Executive (管理的) Legislative (立法) Judicial (司法) What are the two parts of the American legislative branch? The Senate and the House of Representatives What does the judicial branch do? Interprets (understands and applys) the laws Who are the members of the executive branch? The president, vice president and the president’s cabinet (advisors顾问and experts) Changes to the Constitution are called ________________ Amendments There are 27 total Amendments The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called ____________________ Squanto  Squanto was a native American who met the colonists in Plymouth Squanto helped the colonists to gather food, plant corn, find their way in the wild and to understand the native people and local environment. Colonial Life The American Revolutionary War lasted from when to when? 1775 - 1783 What is a “revolution”? A big, sometimes violent, change Who won the Revolutionary War? The Americans Remember, America used to be a colony (属地) of the British Empire America’s Revolutionary War (1775-1783) resulted in America’s independence/freedom from the British Empire Revolt = 起义 What were some causes of the Revolutionary War? Causes The British government was fighting wars in other countries trying to expand (grow) and strengthen its empire To get money for these wars, the British government heavily TAXED the colonists in America What is a tax? Tax = 神 When people must give money to the government An example of a tax that made the American colonists very angry was the ______ Act of 1765. This tax made the colonist buy special paper from the British government. The Stamp (印) Act 1765 was a tax (税收) by the British Parliament on the colonies of British America. The act required that many printed (印刷的) things (legal documents, magazines, newspapers and many other types of paper) in the colonies be produced on special, expensive, paper made in London, all of which had a special