美国政府
<p><span word="Government">Government</span> </p><p>美国政府 </p><p>"<span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>." <span word="That">That</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Abraham">Abraham</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Gettysburg">Gettysburg</span> <span word="Address">Address</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essence">essence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Elected">Elected</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="constituents">constituents</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="voting">voting</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vested">vested</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="governed">governed</span>. <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Theodore">Theodore</span> <span word="Roosevelt">Roosevelt</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="well">well</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="us">us</span>." </p><p>「民有、民治、民享」，这是亚伯拉罕．林肯在盖茨堡演说时，描绘的美国政府。这简短的几个字道出了美国民主的真谛。美国政府不是统治人民而是受人民所统治。民选的官员被认为是人民的公仆，他们代表的是他们的选民。美国人可经由投票，向他们的代表陈情、甚至于组织和平的示威活动，来发表心声，参与政事。每一个美国公民都有一份保护自身利益的权利与义务，来决定他们的政府该如何执政，前总统泰迪．罗斯福深刻地表达了美国人对政府的看法：「政府就是我们。」 </p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="glance">glance</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="ruler">ruler</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Inauguration">Inauguration</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swearing">swearing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pomp">pomp</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="circumstance">circumstance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coronation">coronation</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dignitaries">dignitaries</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suggestion">suggestion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> "<span word="King">King</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>," <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ascribe">ascribe</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="ensures">ensures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="ruler">ruler</span>. </p>
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