It is the office building of the U.S. Congress. It is located on an 83 foot high ground in the center of Washington, D.C., which is later known as "Capitol Hill". In 1793, George Washington, the first president of the United States, laid the foundation for it by himself, adopting the blueprint of William Thornton, the first winner of the Capitol design competition and a famous designer. The Capitol was completed and put into use in 1800. The exterior wall of the Capitol building is made of white marble. The whole body is white. The architect tries to make it feel holy and pure. The whole Capitol building is a three story flat roof building with a high dome in the center, which is also divided into three floors. There is also a small round tower on the dome, which stands 19 feet (about 5 feet). 8 meters) high statue of liberty. She has a crown on her head, a sword in her right hand and a shield in her left hand. She will always look at the place where the east sun rises.
Caucus:预备会议
Caucus: preparatory meeting
特指以促进政治上或组织上的变化为目的的聚会。在美国选举政治中,这个词专指在提名总统候选人的过程中,党的地方活动人士举行的会议。所谓“分层”预选会议制,是指政党地方活动人士在地方选区会议上选出参加高一级行政区会议的代表,这一级代表再选出参加州一级会议的代表,最后由州级会议代表选出参加本党全国提名代表大会的代表。预选会议制旨在通过选出支持某一候选人的代表来表明政党在各州内的党员所希望推举的本党总统候选人。这种做法使决定总统候选人的程序始于基层,因此也使总统提名程序民主化。
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