檢察事務官(偵查實務組) 97 年英文考古題

to the system, have their greatest consequences in this area. Examples are the recent Hawaii decision to allow gay marriages and the stay of prop 209, the

initiative in California. Some judges have ordered tax increases in some

— classic taxation without representation. There has to be a

to override bad law by judges. A two-thirds vote of the

is an appropriate level to revoke judicial decisions. Citizens' initiative petitions to put the issue on the ballot is another

. As Teddy Roosevelt recommended in his 1912 presidential campaign— let the nation decide at the next election whether to uphold or reject any Court decision creating a new "right" or

a state or federal law. "It is the people and not the judges who are 9 to say what the Constitution means," said T.R., "for the Constitution is theirs; it belongs to them and not to their 10 in office." 二、中譯英：請將下列中文段落譯成英文。（20 分） 民間司改會「民間法律學苑」從89 年開始規劃，在90 年初正式開課。開課以來， 我們都竭力提供學員最好的課程、師資、教材及場地。根據學員的評鑑資料，本學 苑的三大特色分別為：小班教學、生活化的課程及具有豐富實務經驗的師資群。 三、英譯中：請將下列英文段落譯成中文。（20 分） The great American Henry David Thoreau in his great essay Civil Disobedience stated that one should break laws even if there are witnesses. He argued that you have a moral obligation to break laws even if you suffer the consequences. Our founding fathers took a much more radical view that one should violently overthrow the government if one disagrees with its laws. 四、英文作文（40 分） Write an essay of no less than 200 words on the following topic: Death Penalty: A Necessary Evil? Please include in your essay as many arguments and examples as you can.