【美国精神】第26期

Explanation: Many of the people who came to North America and later created the U.S. government had come from countries that had kings. Many of those kings had too much power and they abused (or used in a bad way) their power, because they knew that

【美国精神】第34期

Explanation: Congress is the part of the U.S. government that is responsible for making laws. However, it cannot do it without the presidents help. Every time that the members of Congress agree on a bill (or an idea for a law), it has to be sent to t

【美国精神】第33期

Explanation: Congress is the legislative or lawmaking part of the U.S. government. Congress spends a lot of time debating or talking about different bills (or ideas for new laws). Sometimes the members of Congress cant agree on the details of a bill

【美国精神】第35期

Explanation: Being the president of the United States is a big job and our Founding Fathers (or the people who created the U.S. government) knew that one person couldnt do everything alone. Thats why the president has the U.S. Cabinet, usually just c

【美国精神】第36期

Explanation: The U.S. Cabinet (or the group of people who advise the president, giving him or her ideas, advice, and information) has grown a lot over time. Under our first president, George Washington, the Cabinet had only four members: the Secretar

【美国精神】第37期

Explanation: The U.S. government has three branches (or parts): the executive branch which makes sure that people follow laws, the legislative branch which makes new laws, and the judicial branch which interprets laws (or decides what the laws mean a

【美国精神】第38期

Explanation: Everybody makes mistakes, but what happens if it is a judge (or a person who makes legal decisions in a court)? Imagine that you are in a lawsuit (or a problem or argument that has to be talked about in court) and the judge rules (or dec

【美国精神】第39期

Explanation: The Supreme Court, which is the most important court in the United States, has changed in many ways since it was first founded (or created) in 1790. When the Supreme Court first began, there were only six justices (or the judges who work

【美国精神】第40期

Explanation: The Supreme Court is the highest (or most important) court in the United States, so it makes sense that the leader of the Supreme Court, known as the Chief Justice, is the highest (or most important) judge in the U.S. government. The Chi

【美国精神】第70期

Explanation: Starting a new job is always difficult because youre doing many things for the first time. But starting a job that is new and has never existed before is even more difficult because no one has ever done the things that youre being asked

【美国精神】第69期

Explanation: There were many great men among the Founding Fathers (or the people who helped to create the United States), but only one of them is called the Father of our Country. His name was George Washington, and although he is best known for havi

【美国精神】第68期

Explanation: Early to bed, early to rise (or get up) makes a man healthy, wealthy (or rich), and wise (or intelligent). This was just one of the many quotes (or famous phrases) of a man named Benjamin Franklin that are still popular today. Benjamin F

【美国精神】第67期

Explanation: After the Constitution was written, it still had to be ratified (or approved) by the states. This meant that the people in each state had to vote in favor of (or for) the Constitution. The Federalists were a large group of people who sup

【美国精神】第66期

Explanation: Have you ever worked hard to write a long report or essay and then waited anxiously (or with a lot of worry and stress) to find out whether the teacher would like it? The men who wrote the Constitution (or the countrys most important leg

【美国精神】第65期

Explanation: When the 13 American colonies (or areas of land ruled by Great Britain but far away from it) got their independence (or freedom) from Britain, they did not have a strong government. They agreed to follow a document called the Articles of

【美国精神】第64期

Explanation: Once Europeans arrived to North America, they began to fill up the land very quickly. Many Europeans moved to the land that would later become the United States. European countries like Britain, France, and Spain created colonies (or are

【美国精神】第62期

Explanation: There is a funny story that shows how many Americans think of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. One day, President John F. Kennedy (our thirty-fifth president) was in the White House, which is the building wher

【美国精神】第61期

Explanation: When people first began living in the British colonies (or areas of land that belonged to Great Britain but that were far away), they still thought of themselves as British citizens. But over time, something changed. They began to rebel

【美国精神】第60期

Explanation: When Europeans began to live in the United States, they had a lot of work to do. They needed to make farms so that people would have enough to eat, build towns and cities, and build roads so that people could go between the towns and cit

【美国精神】第59期

Explanation: Most Americans are taught that an explorer (or a person who goes to an unknown place to learn about it) named Christopher Columbus discovered (or found) America in 1492. But the truth is that millions of people were already living in Nor