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II. Complete the open dialogue and learn it by heart

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The thing is that the United States is an indirect democracy, that is, the people rule through representatives they elect.

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I can’t agree with you. In the beginning, only white men with property could vote, today any citizen who is at least 18 years old can vote.

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The matter is that the United States Constitution, written in 1787, established the country's political system and is the basis for its laws.

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To tell the truth in 200 years the United States has experienced enormous growth and change.

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As far as I am concerned the Constitution works as well today as when it was written.

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Generally speaking one reason is that the Con­stitution can be amended, or changed, another reason is that the Constitution is flexible.

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As I see it its basic principles can be applied and interpreted differently at different times.

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I'm of the same opinion. The Consti­tution gives certain powers to the federal government, other powers to the state governments, and yet other pow­ers to both.

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As you know only the national government can print money, the states establish their own school systems, and both the national and the state governments can collect taxes.

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As far as I remember within the national government, power is divided among three branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

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On the contrary, the President is the head of the executive branch and the country. He is elected for a 4-year term and under a constitutional amendment passed in 1951, a president can be elected to only two terms.

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In my opinion the president has the authority to appoint federal jus­tices. Besides he is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces. I think that under the Constitution, the president is responsible for fo­reign relations with other nations.

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Of course the president appoints ambas­sadors and other officials, manages the nation's foreign policy.

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I suppose the legislative branch is made up of elected repre­sentatives from all of the states and is the only branch that can make federal laws, levy federal taxes and de­clare war.

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As far as I know the legislative branch consists of Congress that is divided into two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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