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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The White House A listener in Cambodia heard our recent call for questions about the process of electing an American president. Tath Sok in Phnom Penh wants to know about the duties and responsibilities of
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History Series: The Heart and Spirit of the Constitution When the Constitution was written, a majority of the states already had their own bills of rights. So some delegates questioned the need for a national one. T
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
模仿文本: Spielberg's film is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's best-selling book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln and in particular his struggle in 1865 to get the 13th Amendment to the Constitution through Congress, the a
詹姆士麦迪逊(James Madison,1751年3月16日-1836年6月28日),美国第四任总统(1809年-1817年)。他与约翰杰伊及亚历山大汉密尔顿共同编写《联邦党人文集》,亦被一些人视为美国宪法之父。他
by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I
95 周一将迎来美国宪法日 AMERICAN MOSAIC - September 14, 2001 HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC VOA's radio magazine in Special English. (THEME) This is Doug Johnson. On our program today: We
THIS IS AMERICA - October 21, 2002: Supreme Court VOICE ONE: The highest court in the United States began its term this month. From now until the end of June, it will rule on issues that affect Americ
THE MAKING OF A NATION #86 - James Buchanan, Part 2 By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, October 28, 2004 (MUSIC THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English. (MUSIC Early in eighteen-fif
The Rise of the US Supreme Court When Americans are angry and believe they are right about an issue, they might use this expression: Im going take it all the way to the Supreme Court! These words capture two important ideas. First, the Supreme Court
01 日本要在亚洲确立新的军事地位 Japan To Establish New Military Role in Asia Amy Bickers Tokyo 24 May 2001 08:03 UTC Japan's new Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said he wants to 1)amend
What Is the US Senate? The Senate is one of the two parts of the United States Congress, the legislature that makes the countrys laws. The Congress has two parts because the men who wrote the U.S. Constitution could not agree on details of the new fo
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History Series: Debating Slaves' Part in Representation of States The constitutional convention agreed that states with bigger populations would have more members of Congress. But would slaves be counted in that pop
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History Series: The Constitution Goes to the States for Approval The long struggle to give the United States a strong central government was over. It took four months to write the Constitution. It took ten more mont
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we visit the historic center of Philadelphia. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Philadelphia is a big city on the Delaware Riv
AS IT IS 2016-03-22 Conflict in Thailand Over New Constitution 泰国新宪法引冲突 In Thailand, a commission writing a new constitution is set to consider proposals by the military government. The proposals include a non-elected senate and an ap
The Zimbabwe constitution process is set to resume after the parties to the unity government agreed on the issue of official reporters that had stalled the process. The Co-chairman of the parliamentary committee in charge of the Zimbabwe constitution
The head of Madagascar's transitional authority, Andry Rajoelina, announced on national television that elections would be held on March 20 for a new parliament which would choose the next prime minister and draft a new constitution. Scott Bobb 17 De
The Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party has been reelected for an unprecedented third consecutive term. The party increased its votes securing just over 50% of the ballots cast. But the prime minister fell well short of his goal of a two-th