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American Elections
美國選舉
National elections are held in the United States every two years.
在美國，全國選舉每兩年舉行一次。
Each time, voters elect all members of the House of Representatives for a two-year term,and one-third of Senate members for a six-year term.
選舉時，選民直接選舉產(chǎn)生眾議院議員，任期兩年。三分之一的參議院議員也通過這種方式產(chǎn)生，任期六年。
Many states also choose governors and state legislatures in national elections.
許多州在任命州長及立法機關(guān)時也采取全國選舉的方式。
Citizens may also vote on different questions of state or local interest.
公民有時也就有關(guān)州和地方利益的問題進行投票。
The Constitution requires the president and vice president be elected every four years.
憲法要求，總統(tǒng)和副總統(tǒng)每四年換屆一次。
By law, voting is to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
根據(jù)法規(guī)，選舉在11月的第一個星期一之后的第一個星期二舉行。
Every four years, the Democrats and the Republicans hold national conventions to officially choose their nominees for president and vice president.
此時，民主黨和共和黨召開全國性會議，正式推選出總統(tǒng)和副總統(tǒng)的候選人。
Many states hold special primary elections to choose delegates to the national conventions.
各州通過預選來選出參加全國會議的代表。
Each presidential candidate lists on state primary ballots a group of delegates who have promised to support the candidate at their party's convention.
每個總統(tǒng)候選人根據(jù)其黨派的傳統(tǒng)，列出承諾支持他的代表團。
Citizens show their choice for the presidential nomination by voting for the group of delegates committed to that candidate.
選民通過個承諾支持某位總統(tǒng)候選人的代表團投票來間接參加選舉。
