31. After the Vietnam War, the contradictionbetween Congress and the Executive resulted in the passage of ______.
A.the Smith Act B.the War Power Act
C.the Civil Rights Act D.the Voting Rights Act
32. On April 30 1789, George Washington took theoath of office in ______ which housed the first American government.
A.New York B.Washington
C.Philadelphia D.Boston
33. The American policy towards the Soviet Unionafter the Second World War was ______ .
A.cooperation B.neutrality
C.containment D.impartiality
34. The writers of the Constitution worked out______ in order to prevent the government from misusing its power.
A.the Declaration of Independence B.the Bill of Rights
C.the “winner-take-all” system D.checks and balances
35.The presidential term in the U.S. is four years beginning on ______.
A.November 20 B.November 12
C.January 12 D.January 20
36. On Independence Day, some people bring theirchildren to visit the birth place of the
nation——________
A.Washington D.C. B.New York City
C.Philadelphia D.Boston
37. According to the U.S News & World Report and other journals’ evaluation,______on
thewest coast are the best research universities.
A.Harvard and Yale B.Princeton and Columbia
C.California and MIT D.Stanford and Berkley
38. _____ is the largest single source of goodsimported by the United States.
A.Canada B.Australia
C.Asia D.Latin America
39. Theodore Dreiser was the literaryrepresentative of American ______ .
A.Romanticists B.Transcendentalists
C.Modernists D.Naturalists
40. _____was the first American writer whogained international fame.
A.Washington Irving B.Benjamin Franklin
C.Nathaniel Hawthorne D.Mark Twain
