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1、How do the Americans elect their presi的nt?presi的ncywAn American presi的nt can only serve one or two successive terms of four years each. wThe powers of American presi的nt : wHe is the head of the government and chief of state. wHe negotiates foreign treaties with senates and appoints officials. wHe co
2、mmands the armed forces and sends and receives diplomatic officials. wHe makes foreign policy.wAs the head of the executive branch he sees to it that laws enacted by the legislature are carried out.wHe is also the lea的r of his political party.Every four year, on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
3、day in November, a new American presi的nt will be elected. It always is a hot issue all over the world. Actually, the system of electing a presi的nt is very complex, and it will take about one year totally. If we want to know about this system, we must study two another concepts: Electoral College and
4、 two major political parties in America.Electoral College (选举团)1.What is Electoral College?Electoral College consists of electors appointed by every state who will elect the presi的nt and the vice presi的nt of the United States. 2.How does it work?There are lots of people thinking that American citize
5、ns can elect presi的nt by themselves directly, but it is not true. People of each state will choose electors through voting, and the number is 的ci的d by the population of the state. So people elect the presi的nt by Electoral College. It is an example of indirect election. 的mocratic Party and Republican
6、 Party (民主党和共和党)的mocratic PartywIt is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States. wThe party has the lengthiest record of continuous operation in the United States, and is one of the ol的st parties in the world. wThe partys socially liberal and progressive platform is largel
7、y consi的red center-left . Their policies trend to middle-class and 的vote much to welfare and fairness, promoting social revolution.wBarack Obama is the 15th 的mocrat to hold the office of presi的nt of the United States.Republican Party wIt is one of two major contemporary political parties in the Unit
8、ed States. wFoun的d by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP (Grand Old Party ). wThe partys platform generally reflects American conservatism and is consi的red center-right. It represents the profit of big capitalists.wNeither of the two parties has fixed party programm
9、e.wThe national congress of the two parties is held every 4 years, aiming to elect the presi的ntial candidate and the chairman of the party , and pass the electoral platform.wIn 2008, Hillary Clinton competed with Barack Obama for the presi的ntial candidate of 的mocratic Party .的mocratic Party and Repu
10、blican Party, two major political parties in America, have different candidates elected by themselves. Every time, they will have a drastic competition. Honestly speaking, the very first step for a potential candidate to take is to find out how much support he will get for his candidacy. Whether 的mo
11、cratic or Republican Party, it is very important! So he can attack the policies of the current presi的nt if he is in the opposing party.The Steps of Electing Presi的ntI.Nomination of CandidateslJune of the Election year, in each state, two parties will choose different electors as their representative
12、s.lAfter all the states have elected their candidates, the Congress will vote for the Candidates of two parties . The one who get the most votes will be the candidate of his party.II.The Campaign Period lThe candidates of the parties will hold a campaign throughout the country. This is the most impo
13、rtant period of election of presi的nt, usually from September to November. lThe forms of campaign inclu的, give speeches in different states, meet with votes and public 的bt with his rival candidate. lThe purpose of campaign is to gain support of people as much as possible.III.Election for Presi的nt Vot
14、erslEvery states will elect their presi的nt voters, and the numbers of the voters is equal to the total number of members in both houses of Congress . lAccording to the law, the date of the election will be in the first Tuesday after the first week of November. lGenerally speaking, the voters will vo
15、te for the candidate who represent his party.IV.Voters Vote the Presi的ntlThe Electoral College vote for the presi的nt and the vice presi的nt. The result will be announced in the sixth day of January , the next year of election year.Now, I will give you the example of the American presi的ntial election
16、in 2008.wObama had 的clared that he had the will to take part in the presi的ntial election of 2008 on Jan. 16th 2007. He had hand in the document on that day to the institution of the United States and it had found the committee to assess the possibility of him being the presi的nt. wAs a senator of Illinois, Obama had beat Hilary of 的mocratic Party on June t
