Презентация по английскому языку на тему "The political system of the USA"

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  THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE USA
  THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE USA
  
  

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  The political system of the USA
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  Government
  Presidential Republic
  
  50 states, centralized government in Washington
  
  Separation of powers
  

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  The political system of the USA
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  Separation of powers
  Executive
  leading the affairs of the state
  Cabinet - President - Vice President - 15 ministers
  Legislative
  enacting and discussing laws
  Congress - House of Representatives (435) - Senate (100)
  Judiciary
  Pushing through the laws
  Supreme Court (=highest judicial body)
  

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  The political system of the USA
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  State Government
  Each State has its own separate government
  There are 3 branches
  State governor
  State legislative
  State court
  Responsibilities
  Police
  Education
  Transport
  Social Welfare
  Health
  
  
  

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  The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States. The United States Constitution is the oldest written constitution (when defined as a single document) still in use by any nation in the world.
  

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  The political system of the USA
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  Political Parties
  Republican Party
  
  They believe in low taxation
  And little interference from the Federal Government. The encourage individuals to work hard and do not like welfare.
  A party for the rich and Middle Class.
  

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  The political system of the USA
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  Republican Presidents
  
  
  Dwight Eisenhower
  1953-61
  Richard Nixon
  1969-74
  Gerard Ford
  1974-77
  

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  The political system of the USA
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  Political Parties
  Democratic Party
  Believe it is the governments duty to distribute wealth
  Evenly. They introduce higher taxation and welfare
  benefits.
  Their support comes from urban areas and minorities.
  

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  The political system of the USA
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  Democrat Presidents
  John F Kennedy 1961-63
  Lyndon B Johnson
  1963-68
  Jimmy Carter 1977-81
  Harry Truman1945-53
  

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  Democrats and Republicans
  And Their Voters
  Democrats supported by majority of black voters (Clinton 83%)
  Urban ethnics
  Blue collar workers
  Catholics
  More women voters
  Northeast, upper midwest, northwest, Hawaii
  
  
  
  Protestant voters
  Business community
  White collar workers
  Religious fundamentalists
  

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  The political system of the USA
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  Democrats and Republicans and Their Policies
  Democrats
  Support welfare programs
  Keynesian economics and job creating programs
  Social security, Medicare and Medicaid
  Civil Rights legislation
  Women’s right to abortion
  Rebublicans
  Limiting federal regulation of business
  Reduction in welfare spending
  Anti-abortion
  

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  The political system of the USA
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  Presidential elections
  Plurality voting system: „The winner takes all!“
  
  Election of a party in form of electors
  
  Elected electors represent the opinion of their state in the „Electoral College“
  
  The party with the most votes gets all the electoral votes of this state -> The parties have to look that they win in the states with a high amount of electors.
  

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  The political system of the USA
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  Problem
  Parties and candidates try to get as many as possible votes in states with a high amount of electors and ignore the others
  
  The party with more than 270 electoral votes wins, though an other one has more votes of the people in fact (f.e. Bush vs. Gore)
  

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