BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260709T101215Z - 47950@iZuf69e0i0z4ibdboqb33jZ DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260208T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260208T140000 CREATED:20260709T101215Z DESCRIPTION:How The American Political System Works & Upcoming Elections \nHow does the American p olitical system actually work? And why does it feel so confusing from the outside? What power does the president really have\, what do the Senate an d the House do\, and where do political parties actually matter? In this l ecture and discussion\, Damon\, a university professor joining us live fro m Seattle\, breaks down the U.S. system in clear\, simple terms. We’ll c over the basics: Democrats\, Republicans\, and smaller parties\, how laws are made\, and what checks and balances are supposed to do. So even if you ’ve never followed politics before\, you’ll leave with a solid\, pract ical understanding. From there\, we’ll look at the present moment: how p residential power works in practice\, where it stops\, and the ongoing deb ates around whether Donald Trump is stretching those limits\, or breaking them. We’ll then connect the dots to the upcoming midterm elections and discuss how public approval (or disapproval) can dramatically shift power\ , potentially weakening a president and reshaping what can and can’t get done. This session is designed to be accessible\, balanced\, and genuinel y clarifying\, no jargon\, no assumptions\, just a smart\, guided conversa tion to help you make sense of American politics as it’s happening right now. 美国的政治体系到底是怎么运作的？为什么从外部 看起来总是这么复杂、这么难懂？总统真正掌握的权力 有多大？参议院和众议院分别在做什么？政党究竟在哪 些地方真的重要？在这场讲解加讨论的活动中，来自西 雅图、将线上参与的大学教授 Damon，会用清晰、简单的 方式拆解美国政治体系的运作逻辑。我们会从基础讲起 ，包括民主党、共和党以及其他小党派的角色，法律是 如何被制定出来的，以及“制衡机制”本来是用来干什 么的。即使你以前几乎没怎么关注过政治，也能在结束 时对整个体系有一个实用、清楚的理解。 接着，我们会 把视角拉回到当下，看看总统权力在现实中是如何运作 的、边界在哪里，以及围绕 Donald Trump 是否在不断试探甚 至突破这些界限的争论。之后，我们还会把这些内容和 即将到来的中期选举联系起来，讨论公众支持或反对的 变化，如何迅速改变权力结构，削弱总统的影响力，并 重塑哪些事情能被推动、哪些会被卡住。这场活动的目 标是好懂、平衡、真正帮人理清思路，没有术语轰炸， 也不假设你有背景知识，而是一场聪明、有引导的对话 ，帮助你理解正在发生的美国政治。 DTSTAMP:20260709T101215Z LOCATION:Popcorn Online SUMMARY:How The American Political System Works & Upcoming Elections END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR