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federal system of government. Under the federal system, power is divided between the central government and the states. The central government is given specific powers. These powers are named in the Constitution. Powers that are not assigned to the central government in the Constitution belong to the states. The central government can pass laws that affect trade between states. The central government can also make treaties with foreign countries. It has the power to print money. The Constitution gives the central government these powers. These powers belong to the central government only. However, the states have many powers that the central government cannot control. For example, a state is allowed to tax people who live and work in the state. The central government cannot put a limit on the amount of money that a state taxes its people. Many people feel that the federal system has many good points. One good point is that it restrains the power of the central government. The central government cannot bee too powerful. Another good point is that the central government makes sure that the bigger states don’t bee too powerful. Under the Constitution, all states are treated equally. The laws of the central government do not favor one state over another.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. What does the passage mainly tell us?33. Which is the power of the states governments?34. What is stated in the passage?35. According to the passage, what is a good point about the federal system?Section CIn many countries, authority is seldom questioned, either because it is highly respected, or because it is (36) feared . Sometimes, too, because (37) rank has been important in certain societies for a long time, people have been trained never to question those in authority. In other countries, (38) including America, children are trained to question and search for answers. When a child asks a question, he will be often told to go to the library and find the answer for himself. By the time students reach the age of 14 or 15, they may be (39)__developing___ exciting new ideas in all fields of science and the arts. To encourage such creativity, there are many national (40) prizes offered to students every year for their scientific discoveries and artistic (41) acplishments . This interest in questioning and searching may be (42) considered by some people as bad for young people’s (43) manners , that young people lack respect for authority. (44) This impression may be created when visitors notice young Americans asking questions and arguing with older people . However, this is because many Americans have different attitudes toward authority that may exist in other areas of the world. In a work or business situation, ideas are freely and openly discussed and argued. (45) It is vital to remember that it is the person’s ideas that are being questioned, not the individual himself . The two are quite separate. The purpose of the searching, questioning, and arguing is to find the facts in a particular situation, and therefore a solution, (46) so that the work of the business can progress in the most effective manner possible .