美国社会与文化的问题1.How Protestantism affect American values?2.What are the three branches of the federal government and their responsibilities?3.What are the major reasons for the early settlers to move to the North America?4.Can you exp

美国社会与文化的问题1.How Protestantism affect American values?2.What are the three branches of the federal government and their responsibilities?3.What are the major reasons for the early settlers to move to the North America?4.Can you exp
美国社会与文化的问题
1.How Protestantism affect American values?
2.What are the three branches of the federal government and their responsibilities?
3.What are the major reasons for the early settlers to move to the North America?
4.Can you explain the difference between a “melting pot” and a “salad bowl”?
5.What qualities do American universities look for when they decide who will be admitted?
6.What are the four patriotic holidays of the U.S.
7.Why have entrepreneurs become business heroes to American people?
8.What is a bridal registry?
9.How has religion shaped American values?
10.What is the Electoral College?
11.What are the characteristics of dominant American culture?
12.What are the differences between public and private schools?
13.List three American wedding customs.
14.Why have entrepreneurs become business heroes to American people?
15.What were the two main causes of the American Civil War?
16.What are the three kinds of financial aids that students can get in American colleges?

美国社会与文化的问题1.How Protestantism affect American values?2.What are the three branches of the federal government and their responsibilities?3.What are the major reasons for the early settlers to move to the North America?4.Can you exp
1. puritanism exerted its influence in three ways.
(1) Early puritans dreamed of building a new Garden of Eden in America, where they would live a free life. Thus optimism characterised early American literature.
(2) The American Puritans tended to observe things in a metaphorical mode. so it left symbolism as one feature of American literature.
(3) As far as the technique is concerned, the puritan style of writing is characterised by simplicity.


2.
(1)he legislative branch,
to make laws,
to levy and collect taxes
to provide for common defense
to promote the pursuit of liberty
to coin money and regulate its value

(2) the executive branch
to propose legislation to the Congress
to veto any bill passed by Congress
to appoint federal judges and senior officials of the government
to issue regulations and directives
to be responsible for handling foreign affairs
(3)the judicial branch
it has the judicial review power
the federal courts have jurisdiction over cases arising out of the Constitution

3. The early British settlers were quite a few of them Puritans. Puritans were members of the Church of England, who had been dismayed by Elizabeth's compromise church of 1563, sought the complete removal of all church rituals that had overtones of Catholicism, aimed at reforms in its doctrines. to avoid the religious persecution, they managed to escape to the New World and became known as Puritan Fathers of the American nation,

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唉，我连中国的问题还不透彻呢，美国 的更不清楚。