1. The queen of the UK is not absolute but constitutional.
2. The Queen is the Head of the Church of England.
3. The Prime Minister is the majority party leader and is appointedby the Queen.
4. The Cabinet provides the queen with the copies of all documents under discussion.
5. There is a written Constitution in Great Britain.
IV. Подберите к следующим словам и словосочетаниям правильный русский перевод.
| 1. Shadow Cabinet | a. избираться от избирательного округа |
| 2. hereditary peers | b. реальный правящий орган |
| 3. to be elected from a constituency | c. теневой кабинет |
| 4. the real governing body | d. наследственные пэры |
| 5. to be appointed by | e. назначаться (кем-л.) |
V. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в соответствующем времени и переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. All debates normally … (to take place)in accordance with a program.
2. The House of Commons … (to criticize) this law last year.
3. The Government … (to spend) a lot of money on police equipment this year.
4. He … (to give evidence) at the police station yesterday from 5 to 8 p.m.
5. If the contract is ready I … (to send)it to the Buyer.
VI. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу слова или словосочетания в предложения.
1. The House of Lords … hereditary peers and peeresses.
2. The Queen has also to fulfill her … functions.
3. Twenty of the … form the Cabinet.
4. There is no written …in Britain.
5. The Queen’s power is limited by ….
ВАРИАНТ 2
I. Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст.
U.K. PARLIAMENT AT WORK
Parliament is the most important law-making body of the British people consisting of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the sovereign (i.e. king or queen).
A. The House of Commons, the lower house of the British Parliament, consists of 650 elected MPs:
523 for England
762 for Scotland
38 for Wales
17 for Northern Ireland
The main purpose of the House of Commons is to make laws by passing various Acts (of Parliament), as well as to discuss current political issues. The House sits for five days each week. Each 'sitting' starts in the afternoon and may go on throughout the night. The House sits for about 175 days in the year, and it has a maximum term of five years.
All speeches in the House of Commons are addressed to the Speaker who is elected at the beginning of each new Parliament to preside over the House and enforce the rules of order.
The debates take place in accordance with a program previously arranged. It often concerns a broad issue of foreign or home policy, or it may be examination of the contents of a bill.
B. The House of Lords.
There are over 1,000 members of the House of Lords. They are unelected group of people who have either inherited their seats or have been given them by the Government. The Lord Chancellor sits in the middle and supervises debates.
The House of Lords takes part in making laws, the examination of the Government's work and debating important matters of the day. This second chamber is not as powerful as the House of Commons. It cannot reject laws that the House of Commons wants to pass, though it can amend them. The work of the House of Lords includes:
a) legislation: reviewing and giving further consideration to Bills;
b) examining the work of the Government by debate;
c) examining European proposals;
d) hearing legal appeals.
II. Ответьте на вопросы.
1. What is the main law-making body in the UK?
2. Which part of the UK has the least number of MPs?
3. How many days in the year do the House of Commons sit for?
4. Who should enforce the rules of order in the House of Commons?
5. What does a debate program in the House of Commons concern?
III. Прочитайте следующие утверждения и решите, какие из них правильные, какие –нет.
1. The House of Lords decides criminal cases.
2. The House of Commons sits for three months in the year.
3. The Lord Chancellor presides over the House of Commons.
4. Members of the House of Lords are unelected group of people.
5. The second chamber is as powerful as the House of Commons.
IV. Подберите к следующим словам и словосочетаниям правильный русский перевод
| 1.sovereign | a. руководить прениями |
| 2. current issues | b. монарх |
| 3. supervise debates | c. отклонять законопроекты |
| 4. make amendments | d. вносить поправки |
| 5. reject laws | e. текущие проблемы |
V. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в соответствующем времени и переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. He … (to buy) a book on the criminal code yesterday.
2. I … already … (to write) a paper on Criminal Law.
3. A lawyer … (to represent) his client.
4. I … (to work) for a law firm in Moscow at the present time.
5. When I see the judge I … (to ask) him for advice.