| 1. Court of Appeal | a. Канцелярское отделение |
| 2. tort | b. развод, расторжение брака |
| 3. appoint | c. апелляционный суд |
| 4. Chancery Division | d. назначать |
| 5. divorce | e. гражданское правонарушение |
V. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в соответствующем времени и переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. After the jury … (to fail) to reach a unanimous decision the case was dismissed.
2. The trial by jury … (to become) compulsory in the 12th century.
3. The plaintiff is a person who … (to bring) an action in civil law.
4. Next week the President … (to sign) a very important agreement.
5. The accused fainted when the judge … (to read) the sentence.
VI. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу слова или словосочетания в предложения.
1. The High Court is the court where more important cases ….
2. The … of County Courts covers actions founded upon contract and tort.
3. The county court judge takes no … cases, but hears a great variety of civil disputes.
4. The … Division consists of the Lord Chancellor and ten judges.
5. The … is the highest court in England.
ВАРИАНТ 18
I. Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст.
STATE SYSTEM OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The Russian Federation is set up by the constitution of 1993. Under the Constitution Russia is a presidential republic. The federal government consists of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. Each of them is checked and balanced by the President.
The legislative power is vested in the Federal Assembly. It consists of two chambers. The Upper Chamber is the Council of Federation; the Lower Chamber is the State Duma.
Each chambers is headed by the Speaker. Legislature may be initiated in either of the two Chambers. But to become a law a bill must be approved by both Chambers and signed by the President. The President may veto the bill.
The President is commander-in-chief of the armed forces, he makes treaties, enforces laws, appoints ministers to be approved by the Federal Assembly.
The executive power belongs to the Government which is headed by the Prime Minister. The first action of the Prime Minister on appointment is to form the Cabinet.
The judicial branch is represented by the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and the regional courts.
The members of the Federal Assembly are elected by popular vote for a four-year period.
Today the state symbol of Russia is a three-coloured banner. It has three horizontal stripes: white, blue and red. The white stripe symbolizes the earth, the blue one stands for the sky, and the red one symbolizes liberty. It was the first state symbol that replaced the former symbols in 1991. Since 1993 the hymn of Russia was “The Patriotic Song” by M. Glinka. But in 2000 it was changed. Now we have the hymn, that has the melody of the former USSR hymn, but the verses to it were written a new by S. Michalkov. A new national emblem is a two-headed eagle. It is the most ancient symbol of Russia. It originates from the heraldic emblem of the Ruricovitches. All these symbols are official. They have been approved by the Federal Assembly.
II. Ответьтенавопросы.
1. When was the Russian Federation set up?
2. What kind of state is it?
3. What does the federal government consist of?
4. What is the legislative power vested in?
5. What are the executive and the judicial branches represented by?
III. Прочитайте следующие утверждения и решите, какие из них правильные, какие –нет.
1. The legislative power is vested in the Cabinet.
2. The Federal Assembly consists of three chambers.
3. The executive power belongs to the Government.
4. The President doesn’t have the right to veto the bill.
5. The state symbol of Russia is a three-coloured banner.
IV. Подберите к следующим словам и словосочетаниям правильный русский перевод.
| 1. legislative | a. судебный |
| 2. judicial | b. палата |
| 3. executive | c. законодательный |
| 4. Chamber | d. исполнительный |
| 5. Federal Assembly | e. Федеральное Собрание |
V. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в соответствующем времени и переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. Each country in the world … (to have) its own system of law.
2. A particular legal system … closely … (to connect) with the history, political structure and social values of the country.
3. Japan, being isolated from the Continent, … (not to influence) by any of the world traditions of law.
4. Court judge … (to hear) the appeal without a jury tomorrow.
5. … (to have) Japan got a jury system?
VI. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу слова или словосочетания в предложения.
1. Russia is a … republic.
2. The … power is vested in the Federal Assembly.
3. The President is … of the armed forces.
4. The three-coloured banner has three … stripes.
5. All the symbols … by the Federal Assembly.
ВАРИАНТ 19