B: System of Government (政府體制)
Name one branch or part of the government.*
問:說出政府三大體制中的任何一部分。
Congress
答:國會
Legislative
答:立法
President
答:總統
Executive
答:行政
The courts
答:法院
Judicial
答:司法
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful
問:有何方式可防止政府變得權力大太?
checks and balances
答:制衡
separation of powers
答:權力分立
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
問:行政部門由誰負責?
the President
答:總統
Who makes federal laws?
問:誰負責制定聯邦法律?
Congress
答:國會
Senate and House (of Representatives)
答:參院及眾院
(U.S. or national) legislature
答:(美國或國家)立法機構
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
問:美國國會由那兩部分組成?
the Senate and House (of Representatives)
答:參院及眾院
How many U.S. Senators are there?
問:聯邦參院有多少位參議員?
one hundred (100)
答:100位
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
問:我們多久選一次聯邦參議員?
six (6)
答:每六年
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*
問:說出你的州的兩位聯邦參議員中的任何一個名字。
Answers will vary.
[District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. Senators.]
答:答案各州不同, 見附頁。(住在華府哥倫比亞特區或美國屬地的居民應試者,當地沒有聯邦參議員。)
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
問:眾院能有投票權的眾議員有多少位?
four hundred thirty-five (435)
答:435位
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
問:我們多久選一次聯邦國會眾議員?
two (2)
答:每兩年
Name your U.S. Representative.
問:說出你選區所在的眾議員的名字。
Answers will vary.
[Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) Representatives in Congress.]
答:答案每個選區會不同 – 如果你不知道你的選區眾議員的名字, 可以詢問當地市政府. 或是上政府官方網頁: www.house.gov ,在左上方"Find Your Representative"的地方輸入你的zip code, 可以查到你所在選區的眾議員名字. (住在當地國會代表沒有投票權的美國屬地的應試者,可以說明當地代表或是議員的姓名,或是可以說明自己選區沒有眾議員。)
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
問:聯邦參議員代表何人?
all people of the state
答:參議員代表所在州的所有民眾
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
問:為何有些州國會眾議員的人數比其他州多?
(because of) the state's population
答:由那個州的人口多少而決定
(because) they have more people
問:因為那個州有更多的人口
(because) some states have more people
問:因為有些州的人口比其他州的多
We elect a President for how many years?
問:我們每幾年選一次總統?
four (4)
答:每四年一次
In what month do we vote for President?*
問:我們在那一個月選總統?
November
答:11月
What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
問:目前美國總統的名字是什麼?
Barack Obama
答:伯若阿克.歐巴馬
Obama
答:歐巴馬
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
問:現任副總統是誰?
Joe Biden
答: 周.拜登
Biden
答: 周.拜登
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
問:如果總統不能視事,誰會變成總統?
the Vice President
答:副總統
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
問:如果總統、副總統都不能視事,由誰來作總統?
the Speaker of the House
答:眾院議長
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
問:誰是三軍統帥?
the President
答:總統
Who signs bills to become laws?
問:國會通過的法案由誰簽署生效變成法律?
the President
答:總統
Who vetoes bills?
問:誰能否決國會通過的法案?
the President
答:總統
What does the President's Cabinet do?
問:總統的內閣做什麼事?
advises the President
答:他們對總統提出建議
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
問:任舉兩個內閣的部長職位。
Secretary of Agriculture
答:農業部長
Secretary of Commerce
答:商務部長
Secretary of Defense
答:國防部長
Secretary of Education
答:教育部長
Secretary of Energy
答:能源部長
Secretary of Health and Human Services
答:衛生與福利部長
Secretary of Homeland Security
答:國內安全部長
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
答:住宅與都市發展部長
Secretary of the Interior
答:內政部長
Secretary of Labor
答:勞工部長
Secretary of State
答:國務卿
Secretary of Transportation
答:運輸部長
Secretary of the Treasury
答:財政部長
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
答:退伍軍人事務部長
Attorney General
答:司法部長
Vice President
答:副總統
What does the judicial branch do?
問:司法部門做什麼事?
reviews laws
答:檢討現有法律
explains laws
答:解釋法律
resolves disputes (disagreement)
答:解決爭議
decides if a law goes against the Constitution
答:決定某一法律是否牴觸憲法
What is the highest court in the United States?
問:美國最高的法院是什麼?
the Supreme Court
:答:聯邦最高法院