Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. George Washington became America's first president in seventeen eighty-nine. He had commanded the forces of the American colonies in their successful rebellion against Britain

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THIS IS AMERICA - American Civics: Law, History and Political Science Combined By Jill Moss / Broadcast: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:00:00 UTC VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty with Faith Lapidus. Our subject this

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Golden Week is such a lovely time to be in Japan. The weather is great and everyone is relaxed. Theres a real holiday feeling all over the country. Its one of my favorite times of the year. The only down side is that the roads are full of traffic. Yo

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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

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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

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Explanation: Voting is one of the important rights (or freedoms) that Americans have, but not everyone can vote. The Constitution, which is the most important legal document in the United States, has 27 amendments (or changes or additions to the Cons

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Explanation: The people who created the U.S. government wanted a way to make sure that no one branch (or part) of the government becomes too powerful. They built a system of checks and balances, also known as a separation of powers, into the Constitu

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You've been selected for a mission which you are not to discuss with anyone outside of this room. We are engaged in a war with the Soviet Union. This war does not, for the moment, involve men in arms. It involves information. - Something important ha

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18. While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery, they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create. 【分析】多重复合句。while 引导让步状语从句,

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THIS IS AMERICA - Answering Five Questions about Civics in the United States By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, October 25, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm

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It is a constitutional question without a clear answer: Can a sitting American president be charged with a crime? 这是一个尚无定论的宪法问题:美国现任总统可否被起诉? The question has new importance as special counsel Robert

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Venezuelas Opposition to Step Up Street Protests after Referendum Venezuelas opposition leaders called for more street protests Monday. The call for action came after more than seven million Venezuelans voted in an unofficial referendum at more than

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Certain aspects of the United States government are unique, none more so that the law of the land, the United States Constitution. Drafted in 1787 and ratified in 1789, it is the oldest such written document in continual use, and one that has influen

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By Cathy Majtenyi At a regional summit meeting in Kenya Friday, African leaders postponed upcoming elections in Burundi and extended the life of the transitional government there. Elections in Burundi

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ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. George Washington by artist Laugier The United States declared its independence from Britain on July fourth, seventeen seventy-six. The new nation was a loosely

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AS IT IS 2016-07-12 Japan to Move Slowly on Amending Constitution After Election 将继续修改宪法 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is claiming victory in Sundays parliamentary elections. His Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) coalition won a two-t

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe listed achievements in his government's efforts to repair Japan's economy - rising employment and wages - and claims Japan is no longer in deflation. However, consumer consumption levels in the country are still lower than w

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中国国家机关名称(中英对照) Chinas State Organs 全国人民代表大会 National Peoples Congress (NPC) 主席团 Presidium 常务委员会 Standing Committee 办公厅 General Office 秘书处 Secretariat 代表资格审查委员会 Cred

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Explanation: The idea behind the words We the people is one of the most important ones in a democracy. A democracy is a government where the citizens (the people who are part of a country) vote for and elect (or choose) the people who will govern (or

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Explanation: The United States would be a very different country if it did not have the U.S. Constitution, because it does three very important things. First, it sets up (or organizes) the government, just like you would organize any organization or

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