To parliamentarians trained in British terminology "the government" means the cabinet: a group of the legislature's own members, chosen by it to devise public policies, to manage the legislature's major activities, and to exercise executive powers. In theory, at least, the government continues in office only so long as it commands the support of the legislature. Losing that support, it may be turned out of power at almost any moment.
When Americans say "the government", they mean some thing quite different: It connotes the whole governmental structure-- executive, legislative and judicial. Americans assume a situation in which the branches of government are deliberately separated and in which the powers of each check and balance those of the other.
Another difference between the U. S. and parliamentary systems concerns the concept of "political party". In the British tradition, a political party connotes a group relatively cohesive in ideology and disciplined in action. Playwright William S. Gilbert's satirical line that remembers of parliament "vote just as their leaders tell 'em to" is not as accurate as it once was, but it is still close enough to the mark.
In contrast, the two major U. S. political parties are vast, sprawling, decentralized conglomerations of varied ideological positions whose members do not feel obliged to vote the way the party leaders tell them to do. In fact, most members come to Congress as independent entrepreneurs, willing to go along with party policy only to the extent that it does not conflict with what they perceive to be the wishes and interests of their constituencies.
The main ideas of the passage is that ______.
A.the British and the Americans are two peoples separated by the same language
B.commonly used words mean different things in Britain and the U.S.
C.there are great differences in the political systems in Britain and the U.S.
D.there are great differences in terminology in Britain and the U.S.
A、The executive
B、The President
C、The Judicial
D、The Legislature
The Legislature of Australia consists of the following EXCEPT
A.the Senate.
B.the House of Representatives.
C.the British Queen.
D.the cabinet.
A.Military
B.Legislature
C.Judiciary
D.Executive
Who drew up the rules for the first private library in the U. S.
A.The legislature
B.The librarian.
C.John Harvard.
D.The faculty members.
The legislature's tariff ruling which was () on May 15th,2003.
A、handed on
B、handed over
C、handed out
D、handed down
The Texas Legislature selected Vassar Miller ______ in 1982, and again in 198
A.was the state's poet laureate
B.as the state's poet laureate
C.the state's poet laureate
D.become the state's poet laureate
A、legislature
B、executive
C、checks and balances
D、judiciary
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