Prime Time 5, Coursebook mit Audio-CD

a) Look at the diagram on page 70 and answer the questions. 1. Who has the right to suggest new laws? 2. Who holds a public office for six years? 3. Who deals with the relationship with other countries? 4. Who checks that new laws are in accordance with the US Constitution? 5. Who can dismiss the President from his office? 6. Who chooses judges for the Supreme Court? 7. Who elects Congressmen/-women? 8. Who can refuse to take notice of the President’s objections to a law? b) Look at the diagram again and choose the explanation that matches the American system of government most accurately. Explain why. The American system of government can be compared with • a game of chess. Two players try to beat each other. Only one player can win. • an orchestra which has to play exactly what the composer has written. • a lock with three different keys. Only if all three keys are used together the door can be opened. 4 Research activity 1: A famous monument a) Look at the picture of Mount Rushmore and guess who the US Presidents are. b) Research the background of this monument and find answers to the following questions: 1. Where is Mount Rushmore? 2. When was it built? 3. Who are the four US presidents? 4. When were their terms of office? 5. What were their most important achievements? 6. Which other biographical details are important? 7. Why is Mount Rushmore rather controversial? c) With a partner, prepare a talk about Mount Rushmore in which you present this American monument. 5 Research activity 2: The current US President a) Use the internet or other reference tools to answer the following questions. 1. Who is the current US President? 2. Which party does he/she represent? 3. What are the main points of his/her political agenda? 4. What do you know about his/her family background? 5. Which ceremony is depicted in the photograph on the right? b) Write an article of about 200 words for an online encyclopaedia for teenagers about the current US President. Include all the details you have found in the previous task. 71 5 Politics Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv