The ______ government is the central government of the United States. It is divided into ______ equal and separate branches.

A．The central government cannot be too powerful.

B．Bigger states have more power than smaller ones.

C．The central government can put a limit on state taxes.

D．The states and the central government have the same powers.

The central government is arguing the education laws.

A．debating

B．disputing

C．bargaining

D．quarreling

听力原文： The United States operates under a federal system of government. Under the federal system，power is divided between the central government and the states. The central government is given specific powers. These powers are named in the Constitution. Powers that are not assigned to the central government in the Constitution belong to the states.

The central government can pass laws that affect trade between states. The central government can also make treaties with foreign countries. It has the power to print money. The Constitution gives the central government these powers. These powers belong to the central government only. However，the states have many powers that the central government cannot control. For example，a state is allowed to tax people who live and work in the state. The central government cannot put a limit on the amount of money that a state taxes its people.

Many people feel that the federal system has many good points. One good point is that it restrains the power of the central government. The central government cannot become too powerful. Another good point is that the central government makes sure that the bigger states don't become too powerful. Under the Constitution，all states are treated equally. The laws of the central government do not favor one state over another.

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A．The good points of the federal system.

B．How power is divided under the federal system.

C．The difference between the central government and the states.

D．The different functions of the central government and the states.

A．All the states have respective powers.

B．The central government and the states share the same powers.

C．The powers of the country are fairly divided up between states.

D．It is the Constitution that specifies the power for the central government and the states.

It is the central government that has ______the coastal economies preferential policies.

A．granted

B．delivered

C．given

D．submitted

It is the central government that has______the coastal economies preferential policies.

A．delivered

B．granted

C．submitted

D．given

The central government is arguing the education laws.

A．debating

B．disputing

C．bargaining

D．quarreling

A、power is given to a central government which deals with all matters of national interest

B、power is distributed between two tiers of government,each exercising its allotted powers independent of the other

C、a central government has no real power and it must depend on the other tier of government

D、one tier of government must depend on the other tier of government

A．Judicial

B．Justified

C．Law

D．Judicious