美国外交1-2.ppt

AMERICAN FOREIGN AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY POLICY Course Description Course Description ?? Part 1 Constitution of the United States Part 1 Constitution of the United States ?? Part 2 Part 2 . . Political System Political System ?? Part 3 A Brief History of American Diplomacy Part 3 A Brief History of American Diplomacy ?? Part 4 American Foreign Policy: Pattern and Part 4 American Foreign Policy: Pattern and Process Process ?? Part 5 Sino-US relations Part 5 Sino-US relations Part I Part I Constitution of the United Constitution of the United States States I. Constitutions I. Constitutions ? Definition – A nation ’ s fundamental law. It creates political institutions, assigns or divides powers in government. Constitutions dictate what government can and cannot do. II. Background ? 1787 -- The 13 original colonies were united by the Articles of Confederation. ? There were problems because the Articles did not provide a strong government. ? Just a few of these problems were that the government had no power to collect taxes, no power over trade merce and no control over money -- each state could print its own. ? On May 25, 1787 in Philadelphia, PA, delegates from 12 states gathered to begin a convention where they planned to rewrite the laws in the Articles of Confederation. ? Philadelphia, the largest and most modern city at the time, was picked to host the convention because it was in the geographic middle of the states. The Constitutional Convention ? Many were frustrated with the Articles of Confederation: farmers, veterans, merchants doing business between states, and creditors of the Continental Congress who had not been paid. ? Congress called all the states to meet in Philadelphia in May 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation. Checks and Balances Constitutional Convention ? 12 states attended some or all of the meetings. ? Politicians in Rhode Island were opposed to a stronger government; they chose not