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BackgroundInformationaboutPoliticsintheUnitedStatesConstitutionalFederalRepublic宪政联邦共和制

TheU.S.Constitution《美利坚合众国宪法》

Congress国会
BicameralSystem两院制
UnitedStatesSenate美国参议院
UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives美国众议院
（upperhouse上议院lowerhouse下议院）
DemocraticParty民主党
RepublicanParty共和党
SupremeCourt最高法院
president总统
vicepresident副总统
secretaryofState国务卿

SeparationofPowers三权分立
(separationoftheexecutive,legislativeandjudicialpowers)
LegislativeBranch立法分支
ExecutiveBranch行政分支
JudicialBranch司法分支

TheThreeBranchesontheFederalLevelCongressionalStructurehttp://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/executive-branchTheCabinet(总统内阁成员)农业部(DepartmentofAgriculture)
•商务部(DepartmentofCommerce)
•国防部(DepartmentofDefense)
•教育部(DepartmentofEducation)
•能源部(DepartmentofEnergy)
•卫生与公众服务部(DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices)
•国土安全部(DepartmentofHomelandSecurity)
•住房与城市发展部(DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment)
•内政部(DepartmentoftheInterior)
•司法部(DepartmentofJustice)
•劳工部(DepartmentofLabor)
•国务院(DepartmentofState)
•运输部(DepartmentofTransportation)
•财政部(DepartmentoftheTreasury)
•退伍军人事务部(DepartmentofVeteransAffairs)
ThePresidencyTheWhiteHouseTheWhiteHouseTheJudicialBranchAmericanPresidentialElectionSystemRequirementsforthecandidatesWhohavethepowertodecide
thepresident?processofpresidentialelectionThemass美国各州选举人票的分配情况：2:Conventions政党全国代表大会(JulytoAug.)Thecandidatesofthemajorpartieswillgotomanystatestowinthesupportersbymeansof：
campaigningtripstodifferentstates
addressingTVspeeches
showingonTVdebatesetc.

Thesemediatoolsplayanimportantroleinpropagandization(宣传造势）[,prɔpə'ɡændaiz].

thisprocesscostslots.
候选人在有把握的州不肯花钱费力，而是在一些摇摆不定的州下力气，于是出现了“摇摆州（SwingState）”这个名词,还有人叫“战场（BattleState）”美国法律规定：在全国选举时，选民要在大选年的11月第二个星期二到指定地点投票，在两个总统候选人之间作出选择。全国选举还要通过选举团的投票表决。由于在一个州中获得选票最多的总统候选人便赢得该州全部选举人票，因此一般情况下选举只是例行公事5.Inauguration:JanuaryinthenextyearThankyou!!!McCainVS.Obamahumaninterest人情味
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