英语国家社会与文化答案2023秋

第九章测试

1.( ) has been considered by Americans as a necessary protection against arbitrary violations of human rights by the government.
A:the Electoral College system B:Checks and Balances C:the Declaration of Independence D:The Bill of Rights
答案:D
2.( ) has the sole power of impeachment and this impeachment needs to be put on trial by the Senate.
A:the President B:The House of Representatives C:The House of Commons D:the Vice President 3.The winner of the presidential election will be the candidate with a majority of ( ) Electoral College votes.
A:460 B:538 C:326 D:270 4.( ) is the power to review executive and legislative action to determine if it violates the Constitution.
A:Enforcement power B:Impeachment C:Judicial interpretation D:Judicial review 5.The Electoral College process consists of ( ).
A:the meeting of the electors where they vote for President and Vice President B:All of the above C:the selection of the electors D:the counting of the electoral votes by Congress 6.There was no strong central government immediately after the Revolutionary War.
A:对 B:错 7.The Bill of Rights was included in the Constitution when the Constitution was completed in 1787.
A:对 B:错 8.The Bill of Rights explicitly guaranteed freedom of religion, speech and the press, the right to keep and bear arms.
A:对 B:错 9.Each state, regardless of population, has two senators.
A:对 B:错 10.Due to the Electoral College system, it is possible for a candidate to win the electoral vote, and lose the popular vote.
A:错 B:对 11.In May, 1787, 55 delegates from all the states except Rhode Island came to Philadelphia to attend a meeting, later known as ( ).
A:the Federal Convention B:the National Convention C:the Constitutional Convention 12.The House of Representatives has in total ( ) members, each representing a district in his or her home state.
A:436 B:435 C:434 D:432 13.What makes the American presidential election so unique is that it is an indirect election, with the winner being determined by votes cast by electors of ( ).
A:Congress B:The House of Commons C:the Electoral College D:The House of Representatives 14.Most state laws establish a ( ) system, wherein the candidate who wins a majority of votes wins all of that state’s electoral votes.
A:winner-take-all B:candidate-take-all 15.In the 2020 presidential election, the ( ) th president of the United States will be elected.
A:43 B:44 C:45 D:46