《英语国家概况》复习题

I.Explain the following terms.

System of Checks and Balances, Constitutional Monarchy, The Lord Chancellor, The Commonwealth, Comprehensive schools，selective system , VOA, BBC, CBC, NBC, ABC, UPI, FBI, CIA, A Level of GCE, Reuters, Quality newspapers , The Boat Race, Public schools, Capitol Hill, Motor City of America, The Congress, The Parliament, Easter Day，Thanksgiving Day, Halloween’s Day, Reader’s Digest, New York Times, White House, White Hall

II.Answer two of the following questions.

1、How many types of higher educational institutions are

there in America? What are they?

2、What are the features of British newspaper and

American newspaper?

3、Talk about the two systems of state secondary

education in Great Britain.

4、What are the procedures of making-laws in America

and Britain?

5、What are the two features of the two old universities

of the United Kingdom?

6、The political system of the U. S. is established on the

basis of three main principles, what are they?

7、What are the factors of the Canadian education

system?

8、What are the common features of the Canadian

educational system?

9、How do the students go to university in America and

in The UK?

10、What are the nicknames of the U.S.A, the UK and

Canada?

The Commonwealth: The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of states which is made up mostly of former British colonies. There are 50 members of the Commonwealth: many of these are developing countries like India and Cyprus; others are developed nations like Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The Commonwealth was set up as a forum for continued cooperation

and as a sort of support network.

System of Checks and Balances: The Constitution of the U.S. limits the power of each government branch, and prevents any one branch from gaining undue power. This balance is always kept among the three branches.