Задания для контрольной работы (III семестр)
1. Письменный перевод (со словарем) текста “The political system of the UK”.
The political system of the UK
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy. It means that the monarch is the head of state. The current monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. But the power of the monarch is not absolute. It is limited by Parliament.
The Houses of Parliament consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords is the upper house of Parliament. It consists of life peers and hereditary peers. The number of the members in the House of Lords is not fixed. Both the House of Lords and the House of Commons meet in the Palace of Westminster.
The House of Commons is the lower house of Parliament. It is an elected body consisting of 650 members. All the MPs are elected from constituencies every five years.
In order to become laws, the bills proposed by the Government must be adopted by both chambers. The House of Lords may review and amend all the bills excepting financial ones. The Lords can delay a bill for a maximum of one year. But they may not veto any bills. After adopting, all the bills must be approved by the Queen.
In addition to the Parliament of the UK, there are also three Parliaments, those of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
The legislative power is exercised by Parliament. The executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. The monarch appoints as Prime Minister the leader of the party which is supported by a majority of MPs. The current Prime Minister is Boris Johnson, the leader of the Conservative Party. The Prime Minister selects the other senior ministers, who compose the Cabinet and are called secretaries of state.
In addition to the Government of the UK, there are also three governments, those of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
There are two leading political parties in the UK. They are: the Conservative Party and the Labor Party. The second largest party becomes the Official Opposition with the Shadow Cabinet.
The judicial branch is independent of both the legislative and executive branches. The Supreme Court of the UK is the final appellate tribunal for all civil cases in the country and for all criminal cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
There is no written constitution in Great Britain, only precedents, conventions and traditions.
The Queen of the UK is also the head of the British Commonwealth. However, the monarch of the UK does not have much real power. They say that the Queen reigns but she does not rule.
2. Выполнение тестового задания.
The political system of the UK
1. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is constitutional monarchy.
b) The UK is a constitutional monarchy.
c) The GB is a constitutional monarchy.
d) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland is a constitutional monarchy.
2. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, ascend the throne on the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952.
b) The current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, ascended the throne on the death of her father, King George VII, on 6 February 1952.
c) The current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, ascended the throne on the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952.
d) The current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, ascending the throne on the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952.
3. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The power of the monarch is absolute. It is limited by Parliament.
b) The power of the monarch is not absolute. It is limited by the Parliament.
c) The power of the monarch is not absolute. It is limited by Parliament.
d) The power of the monarch are not absolute. It is limited by Parliament.
4. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The legislative power is exercised by Parliament.
b) The legislative power is exercised by the Prime Minister.
c) The legislative power is exercise by the Cabinet.
d) The legislative power is exercise by Parliament.
5. Выберите правильный ответ:
Parliament consists of two chambers:
a) the House of Representatives and the House of Commons.
b) the House of Lords and the House of Representatives.
c) the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
d) the House of Commons and the Senate.
6. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The House of Lords is the higher house of Parliament.
b) The House of Lords is the upper house of Parliament.
c) The House of Lords is the lower house of Parliament.
d) The House of Lords is one of the highest houses of Parliament.
7. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The House of Lords consist of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal.
b) The House of Lords consists of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal.
c) The House of Lords consisting of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal.
d) The House of Lords consists of Spiritual Lords and Temporal Lords.
8. Выберите правильный ответ:
The Lords Spiritual are 26 … of the Church of England.
a) bishops
b) earls
c) dukes
d) aristocrats
9. Выберите правильный ответ:
The Lords Temporal are composed of...
a) life peers and elected members
b) life peers and hereditary peers
c) elected members and hereditary peers
d) elected members
10. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The members of the Lords may also take on roles as government ministers.
b) The members of the Lords may also to take on roles as government ministers.
c) The members of the Lords may also take on roles as government minister.
d) The members of the Lords may also take on roles government ministers.
11. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The number of the members in the House of Lords is fixed.
b) The number of the members in the House of Lords are not fixed.
c) The number of the members in the House of Lords is not fixed.
d) The number of the members in the House of Lords are fixed.
12. Выберите правильный ответ:
In the 14th century, King Edward III (1327–1377) commanded that his Lord Chancellor should sit on a wool bale, now known as “the Woolsack"…
a) so that every person could see him well.
b) in order to stress a huge importance of the wool trade for the economy of England in the Middle Ages.
c) in order to sit higher than any other person.
d) in order to stress his own importance.
13. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The House of Lords, like the House of Commons, meets in the Palace of Westminster.
b) The House of Lords, like the House of Commons, meets in Buckingham Palace.
c) The House of Lords meets in the Palace of Westminster and the House of Commons meets in Buckingham Palace.
d) The House of Lords, like the House of Commons, meets in Windsor Castle.
14. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The House of Commons is the lower house of Parliament.
b) The House of Commons is the lowest house of Parliament.
c) The House of Commons is the higher house of Parliament.
d) The House of Commons is the highest house of Parliament.
15. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The House of Commons is a hereditary body consisting of 650 members.
b) The House of Commons is an elected body consist of 650 members.
c) The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members.
d) The House of Commons is an hereditary body consist of 650 members.
16. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) All the MPs are elected from constituencies with first-past-the-post every five years and hold their seats until Parliament will be dissolved.
b) All the MPs are elected from constituencies by first-past-the-post every four years and held their seats until Parliament is dissolved.
c) All the MPs are elected from constituencies by first-past-the-post every five years and hold theirs seats until Parliament is dissolved.
d) All the MPs are elected from constituencies by first-past-the-post every five years and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved.
17. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) All the bills are proposed by the Government.
b) All the bills are proposed by the Queen.
c) All the bills are proposed by the House of Commons.
d) All the bills are proposed by Parliament.
18. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) All the bills must be introduced into either the House of Lords or the House of Commons.
b) All the bills must be introduced into the Government.
c) All the bills must be introduced into the House of Lords.
d) All the bills must be introduced into the House of Commons.
19. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The Lords may review and amend all the bills from the Commons.
b) The Lords may review and amend only financial bills.
c) The Lords may to review and amend all the bills from the Commons excepting financial ones.
d) The Lords may review and amend all the bills from the Commons excepting financial ones.
20. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The Lords may not veto any bills.
b) The Lords may not to veto any bills.
c) The Lords may veto financial bills.
d) The Lords may veto any bills.
21. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) The Lords can delay bills for a maximum of two years.
b) The Lords can delay bills for a maximum of one years.
c) The Lords can delay bills for a maximum of one year.
d) The Lords can delay bills for a maximum of three years.
22. Выберите правильный ответ:
a) After adopting by the Commons, all the bills must be approved by the Prime Minister.
b) After adopting by the Commons, all the bills must be approved by the Queen.
c) After adopting by the Commons, all the bills must be approved by the House of Lords.
d) After adopting by the Commons, all the bills must be approved by the Lord Chancellor.
23. Выберите правильный вариант:
Parliamentary elections are held every … years.
a) three
b) four
c) five
d) six
24. Выберите правильный вариант:
Britain’s main law-maker is the …
a) House of Lords
b) House of Commons
c) Prime Minister
d) Queen
25. Выберите правильный вариант:
A country ruled by a king or queen is a ….
a) democratic republic
b) presidential republic
c) monarchy
d) federal state
26. Выберите правильный вариант:
… is a representative in the House of Commons
a) PM
b) QC
c) MP
d) HMG
27. Выберите правильный вариант:
… is the greatest number.
a) Majority
b) Voting
c) Elections
d) Plurality
28. Выберите правильный вариант:
The second reading is …
a) a formality
b) examining bills by a parliamentary committee
c) a report stage
d) not important in the process of making laws
29. Выберите правильный вариант:
When the bill passes through the House of Commons, it is sent to the House of Lords for ….
a) royal assent
b) discussion
c) validation
d) ratification
30. Выберите правильный вариант:
When the Lords agree the bill, it is taken to the ….
a) Prime Minister
b) House of Commons
c) Lord Chancellor
d) Queen
29. Выберите правильный вариант:
The third reading is ….
a) simply presenting a bill
b) debating the principles of the bill
c) reporting the results of the work of the parliamentary committee
d) examining the bill by a parliamentary committee
30. Выберите правильный вариант:
The Welsh Parliament’s name is ….
a) The Northern Ireland Assembly
b) The Scottish Parliament
c) The National Assembly for Wales
d) The Welsh Assembly
31. Выберите правильный вариант:
The executive power is exercised by the ….
a) Prime Minister and the House of Lords
b) House of Commons and the Cabinet
c) Prime Minister and the House of Commons
d) Prime Minister and the Cabinet
32. Выберите правильный вариант:
a) The monarch appoint as Prime Minister the leader of the party which is supported by a majority in the House of Commons.
b) The monarch appoints as Prime Minister the leader of the party which is supported by a majority in the House of Commons.
c) The monarch appoints as Prime Minister the leader of the second largest party in the House of Commons.
d) The monarch appoints as Prime Minister the leader of the party that is supported by a majority in the House of Lords.
33. Выберите правильный вариант:
a) The Prime Minister select all the remaining senior ministers, who compose the Cabinet.
b) The Lord Chancellor selects all the remaining senior ministers, who compose the Cabinet.
c) The Queen appoints all the other members of the Cabinet.
d) The Prime Minister appoints all the other members of the Cabinet.