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Sociology: Federal Government’s Checks and Balances
On September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, thirty-nine delegates to the Constitution Convention representing twelve of the thirteen states signed the
Constitution, a document that they had worked diligently on for four difficult
and exhausting months. During this time, there had been many disagreements leading to numerous compromises.
se-
separate
segregate
en- put into
ensure
enact
ab- negative
abuse (e.g. verbal abuse)
abolish
All the delegates
wanted to avoid a central government with unlimited powers, so they eventually
decided to separate the powers of the federal government into the legislature, executive, and judicial branches. To ensure that none of
these branches became too powerful, they included provisions in the
Constitution that allowed for checks and balances
so that each branch could guard against abuse by the other branches.
legislature branch
executive branch
judicial branch
--> checks and balances - Legislative branch (n.) the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating.
- Executive (n.) is the part of the government of a country that is concerned with carrying out decisions or orders, as opposed to the part that makes laws or the part that deals with criminals.
of government.
- Congress (n.) is the elected group of politicians that is responsible for making the law in the United States. It consists of two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
e.g. We want to cooperate with both the administration and
Congress.
Veto
(v.) If
someone in authority vetoes something,
they forbid it, or stop it being put into action, e.g. The President vetoed the economic package passed by
Congress.
(n.) Veto is
the right that someone in authority has to forbid something, e.g.
An override of the veto appears unlikely.
officials (n.) An official is
a person who holds a position of authority in an organization.
CEO (Chief executive officer)
Impeachment (n.) The impeachment of a senior
official is the
process of charging them with a crime which makes them unfit
for office.
e.g. Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United
States.
disapprove (v.) If you disapprove of something or
someone, you feel or show that you do not like them or do not approve of them.
e.g. The Prime Minister made it clear that he disapproved.
treaty (n.) A treaty is a written agreement between countries in which they agree to do
a particular thing or to help each other, e.g.
UATO treaty.
- declare war
A declaration of war is
a formal act by which one nation goes
to war against
another.
- 人間師格電影片段2 We must learn to read.
Ratification (n.) The ratification of
a treaty or written agreement is the process of ratifying it.
Head of the executive
In a presidential
system the leader of the
executive branch is both the head of state and head of government.
lame god à Hephaestus
di-two
divert
different
demanded (v.) If you demand something such as
information or action, you ask for it in a very
forceful way.
Frame (n.)框架
e.g. I was framed.
framers of the Constitution
referendum: refer to your own call/ opinion.
memorandum
domain (n.)
dominate (v.)
private property
(n.) movable property
public good
legitimate (adj.) A person who is illegitimate was
born of parents who were not married to each other.
legitimate child
- National Poet: Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.
Free verse
Free verse is an open form of poetry. It does not
use consistent meter
patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern.
It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech.
- Dead Poet Society - O’ Captain my Captain
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