1、专业英语八级美国国家概况（美国政治）模拟试卷 1（无答案）一、PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.1 The emblem of the Democratic Party is_.（A）elephant（B） donkey（C） bear（D）bull2 _has the worlds oldest written constitution an
2、d political party.（A）America（B） Canada（C） Britain（D）Australia3 The American President usually takes an oath of office, administered by the_of the United States in January.（A）Chief Justice（B） House Speaker（C） Secretary of State（D）Senate Majority Leader4 The U.S. Constitution provides that the_shall b
3、e President of the Senate.（A）Vice President（B） Secretary of State（C） Senate Majority Leader（D）Senate Minority Leader5 In 1992,_ran for the President as an independent candidate.（A）Bill Clinton（B） Ross Perot（C） Bob Dole（D）George Bush6 Which of the following does not belong to the general principles o
4、f the form of U.S. government?（A）Federalism.（B） The separation of powers.（C） Respect for the constitution and the rule of law.（D）Constitutional monarchy.7 Which two parties are dominating the political scene in the U.S. now?（A）The Democratic Party and the National Party.（B） The Conservative party an
5、d the Liberty Party.（C） The Republican Party and the Democratic Party.（D）The Labor Party and the National Party.8 The three elements of the federal government include the following except_.（A）Executive (the President)（B） Legislature (the Congress)（C） Judicial (the Supreme Court)（D）State government9
6、U.S. presidential election is held_.（A）in November each leap year（B） in January each leap year（C） in June each leap year（D）in February each leap year10 Who will become president if the president dies during his reign?（A）A new president will be elected.（B） Vice President（C） Chief Justice（D）The presid
7、ential candidate of the opposition party11 _was the first president resigned from office.（A）Richard Nixon（B） Bill Clinton（C） John F. Kennedy（D）Abraham Lincoln12 _was elected president for the most terms in American history.（A）Theodore Roosevelt（B） George Washington（C） Franklin Roosevelt（D）Ronald Rea
8、gan13 The U.S. Congress is composed of_.（A）the Senate and the House of Representatives（B） the Senate and the House of Commons（C） the House of Lords and the House of Representatives（D）the House of Lords and the House of Commons14 A member of the House of Representatives and a member of the Senate serve respectively for _and_years.（A）2: 4（B） 2;6（C） 4; 6（D）4; 815 _has the sole power to interpret the American constitution.（A）The Supreme Court（B） The Senate（C） The President（D）The Chief Justice
