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16.Who makes federal laws?
16.联邦法律由谁制定?
Answer: Congress; Senate and House (of Representatives); (U.S. or national) legislature
答案:国会;参议院与众议院;(美国或国家)立法机构
Explanation: Making a federal (or national) law in the United States is a complex (or complicated and not simple) process that takes a lot of time.
解释:美国制定联邦(或国家)法律是一个既耗时又复杂的过程 。
This is good, because it means that the laws can't be easily changed.
这是有好处的,因为这样法律就不容易发生改变 。
New laws can be made only when a lot of people agree that they are a good idea.
只有当很多人都认为新法律可行时才能制定它 。
Federal (or national) laws can be made only by the national legislature (or the part of the government that makes laws), which is known as Congress.
联邦(或国家)法律只能由国家立法机构,也被称为国会制定 。
Congress is a bicameral legislature, meaning that it has two chambers (or parts).
国会是两院制立法机构,意思是它有两个议院(或部分) 。
The two parts are the Senate and the House of Representatives.
这两个部分分别是参议院和众议院 。
The Senate and the House are equal partners, meaning that they have the same amount of power.
参议院和众议院是平等的伙伴,意思是它们的权力相等 。
A law cannot be enacted (or created) without the consent (or agreement) of both chambers.
没有两院的批准,法律就不能被通过 。
When people want to create a new law, they speak with their senator or representative, who will then write a bill, which is a proposal or an idea for a new law.
当有人想创立新法律的时候,他们与参议员或众议员沟通,然后议员撰写议案,议案也就是提议或关于新法律的想法 。
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