美国研究读本

Part I PoliticsUnit 1 The Constitution1． The Constitutional Convention2． Features of the Constitution3． The Fight for Ratification4． The Theory Underlying the ConstitutionUnit 2 The Presidency and Presidential Election1． The Presidency2． Election3． The Two Constitutional PresidenciesUnit 3 The Congress1． How Congress Is Organized2． The Functions of CongressUnit 4 The Judiciary1． Power and Structure of the Court2． Distinguished Justices3． Landmark Cases in American HistoryUnit 5 Federal and State Governments1． Federalism2． The Bureaucracy3． State GovernmentsUnit 6 Political Parties1． The Three Faces of a Party2． Parties and Party System in American History3． The Modern American Party System4． Why Do Americans Have a Two-Party System?Unit 7 Interest Groups1． A Nation of Lobbyists2． Major Interest Groups3． The Fine Art of LobbyingUnit 8 Foreign Policy1． History of United States Foreign Relations2． The American Heritage in Foreign Affairs3． Three Ideological Elements in American Foreign PolicyPart II EconomyUnit 9 Important Periods in American Economic Development1． The Age of the Businessman2． From Trust to Antitrust3． The New Deal4． The Post-WWII Economic System of the United States5． The Conservative Era6． New EconomyUnit 10 Foreign Trade1． Historical Survey of U．S． Trade Relations2． From the Cold War to the Wired World： Trade Policy in the Clinton Era3． Wassenaar Arrangement and the Future of Multilateral Export ControlPart III SocietyUnit 11 Race and Ethnicity1． Racism in the United States2． The Rise-and Fall?-of Affirmative Action3． The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority 304

《美国研究读本（第一辑）（修订版）/新经典高等学校英语专业系列教材》内容丰富翔实，全面介绍美国社会的基本框架与长久原则。选篇广泛新颖，兼顾现实与历史，使读者能用一种历史的、发展的观点看美国。导读提纲契领，提供相关背景知识，概括各选篇主要内容。练习启发思维，引导学生思考各选篇主旨，促进自主学习。