【正文】 constitution. 3. The House of Lords is now made up of two kinds of Lords: the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal. 4. In Britain, changes of Government do not involve changes in departmental staff, who continue to carry out their duties whichever party is in power. 5. The Queen formally appoints all government office holders except the Prime Minister. 6. Prime Minister is the leader of the British government. 7. The title of the life peer is hereditary. III. Fill in the blanks1. The three major political parties in the UK are __________________, ____________________ and __________________. 2. The present sovereign of Britain is Queen ________, and Prince ________ is the heir to the throne.3. The presiding officer of the House of Commons is “ ________.” 4. The person who presides over the debate of the Upper House is known as_______. 5. British Parliament consists of the Sovereign, the House of _____ and the House of ______. 6. The United Kingdom is a __________ monarchy, in which the ________ is the head of state and the __________ is the head of government. IV. Explain the following terms in English.1. constitutional monarchyV. Directions: Give a brief answer to each of the following questions.1. What are the two major political parties in Britain?2. What is the role of the Monarchy in the British government? Chapter 6 American PoliticsI. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, choose the best one to plete the statement.1. The power of the state in the US is actually from _____. A. the central government B. the state constitution C. the US Constitution D. both B and C2. The terms of the senator and representative are _____ and ____ years respectively. A. two … four B. six … two C. two … six … three 3. Presidential appointments of senior officials must be approved by a majority vote in ________. A. Congress B. the House of Representatives C. the Supreme Court D. the Senate4. The American president has all the following powers except ____. A. declaring wars B. making treaties C. making laws D. granting pardons5. The highest authority of the Supreme Court is _________. A. to review decisions of the courts of appe B. to review decisions of the federal district courts C. to try the impeachment case D. to interpret the US Constitution 6. The president39。s veto can be overriden by twothirds votes in ________. A. Senate B. the House C. the Supreme Court D. each house7. The number of the presidential elector in each state is equal to the number of ____________. A. its senators B. its representatives C. its senators and representatives D. its states8. The American president is actually elected by _____________. A. the House B. presidential electors C. the Senate D. American citizen9. Among the following, which is not the qualification for president in America? A. having received higher education B. 35 years old on the date of election C. be an American citizen for 14 years D. a natural born citizen in America 10. Which of the following is not branch of American federal court system? A. Supreme court B. Superior court C. District court D. Court of appeal II. Fill in the blanks.1. The American ___________ is the legislative branch of the Federal Government.2. The___________ is the supreme law of the . and source of all powers of both federal government and state governments.3. American Congress, made up of the______ and _____________ is the lawmaking and the supreme legislative body of the nation. 4. Federalism means the division of powers by the constitution between the ____________ government and _________ governments. 5. The Separation of powers in the United States means the allocation of ___________ power to Congress, ___________ power to President and ________ power to the Supreme Court. 6. The US constitution allows the president to ________________ in federal criminal cases. 7. In general, twoparty system in America primarily refers to two major political partiesnow ________________ and ________________.8. _____________________founded by antislavery expansion activists in 1854, is often called the Grand Old Party (GOP).III. Read the following statements carefully and decide if each of them is True or False.1. The separation of powers is one of the basic doctrines in the . Constitution in order to prevent abuse of power. 2. Powers of the state government are from the federal government.3. All treaties and all the President’s appointments to high office are subjected to the congress’s approval.4. Under the Constitution, the President is head of the Senate.5. The Secretary of State is mainly concerned with foreign affairs.6. All the bills passed by congress must be signed by the president before being laws. 7. Federal justices have their jobs for life with good behavior unless they resign, retire or are impeached.8. Both Houses of Congress are directly elected by American people. 9. All . citizens from the age of 16, regardless of race, gender, or wealth have right to vote and being voted. 10. All of the American judges can hold for life as long as they make no mistakes.IV. Explain the following terms in English.1. FederalismV. Directions: Give a brief answer to each of the following questions.1. The form of the . government is based on three main principles, what are they?Chapter 7 American and British Education I. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, choose the best one to plete the statement.1. The worldfamous Harvard University is in _____. A. Massachusetts B. New York C. Washington . D. New England 2. Which of the following statements about American education is not true? A. Elementary and secondary education in America is free a