週刊ST９月29日号 TOEFL(R)iBT対策講座　リスニング音源

Independent Listening １: “Checks and Balances”

Now get ready to listen to a lecture and take notes on it.
Listen to part of a lecture in a history class.

Now get ready to listen to a lecture and take notes on it.
Listen to part of a lecture in a history class.
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Now get ready to answer the questions. You may use your notes to help you answer.

1.What is this talk mainly about?
(A)The people who wrote the U.S. Constitution.
(B)How the U.S. Constitution came to be written.
(C)The ideas which led to the writing of the U.S. Constitution.
(D)How the various branches of the U.S. government control each other’s power.

2.Why does the professor mention the social and educational background of the
framers of the Constitution?
(A)To introduce the ideas which underlie the U.S. Constitution.
(B)To illustrate who the dominant class were in the early Republic.
(C)To show what kind of society existed in the United States at that time.
(D)To argue that the ideas behind the U.S. Constitution were completely original.

3.According to the professor, which of the following are duties of the executive branch? Choose two answers.
(A)Creating new legislation.
(B)Making treaties.
(C)Appointing judges.
(D)Interpreting the Constitution.

4.What role does the legislature play in the system of checks and balances?
(A)Congress appoints judges to the Supreme Court.
(B)Congress can overturn decisions made by the Supreme Court.
(C)Congress has the power of veto over the executive and judiciary.
(D)All Presidential decisions and appointments must be approved by Congress.

Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question.
5.Why does the professor say this?
(A)To express a well-documented fact.
(B)To express a strongly held opinion.
(C)To express a lack of confidence in the statement.
(D)To express an opinion contrary to general belief.

6.What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances?
(A)To prevent the states from having any say in matters of national policy.
(B)To ensure the most efficient method of government possible.
(C)To prevent any one part of government from becoming too powerful.
(D)To ensure the direct involvement of the people at all levels of government.