1. The least number of representatives in the House of Representatives is two.
2. You can be a Senator at the age of 29.
3. The presiding officer is elected by the House.
4. Minister of Foreign Affairs is the same as Secretary of State?
5. The Supreme Court automatically approves all laws passed by Congress.
IV. Подберите к следующим словам и словосочетаниям правильный русский перевод
| 1. no matter how | a. независимо от того как |
| 2. presiding officer | b. срок полномочий |
| 3. standing committee | c. постоянный комитет |
| 4. term of office | d. разрешать споры |
| 5. settle disputes | e. председатель |
V. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в соответствующем времени и переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. Last year I … (to attend) court trials and increased my proficiency.
2. One of the judges … (to work) for 20 years.
3. Next week he … (to testify) in court.
4. Derek … never … (to be) imprisoned.
5. $10,000 … (to steal) from a bank in the High Street.
VI. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу слова или словосочетания в предложения.
1. The USA is a … republic.
2. The Senate is … of 100 members.
3. Both … and … must be residents of the State from which they were chosen.
4. The presiding officer of the House of Representatives, …, is elected by the House.
5. The … of the government is headed by the Supreme Court.
ВАРИАНТ 6
I. Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст.
RUSSIAN FEDERATION: LEGISLATURE, EXECUTIVE,
JUDICIARY
Legislature
The Federal Assembly is Russia’s bicameral legislature. It is composed of an upper house, called the Council of Federation, and a lower house, the State Duma.
The Council of Federation has 178 members – two representatives from each of the 89 administrative units that make up the Russian Federation.
The State Duma has 450 members. Voters elect half of the Duma members by casting a vote for a specific party listed on the ballot, these 225 seats are divided among the qualifying parties by proportional representation. The other 225 Duma members are elected individually from electoral districts throughout the country.
Executive
Power is concentrated in the executive branch, which is headed by the President. He or she is directly elected by the people to a four-year term and cannot serve more than two consecutive terms. The President serves as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and chairs of the Security Council, which is the central decision-making body for matters of defense. With the Defense Minister, the President has control over Russia’s nuclear weapons. The President appoints the Prime Minister. The appointment is subject to ratification by the State Duma. The President has the right to dissolve the legislature under certain conditions as well.
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Judiciary
The highest judicial body is the Constitutional Court composed of 19 judges who are appointed by the President and approved by the Council of Federation.
Below the Constitutional Court are the Supreme Court and the Supreme Arbitration Court. The Supreme Court rules on civil, criminal and administrative law, and the Supreme Arbitration Court handles economic suits. As with the Constitutional Court, judges for these high courts are appointed by the President and approved by the upper house of legislature. By law, all judges in Russia are independent and cannot be removed from office.
II. Ответьте на вопросы.
1. What two chambers is the Federal Assembly composed of?
2. How many Duma members are elected individually?
3. What body decides the matters of defense?
4. Which Court rules on criminal law?
5. Who appoints judges for high courts?
III. Прочитайте следующие утверждения и решите, какие из них правильные, какие –нет.
1.Voters elect half of the Duma members by casting a vote for the only party on the ballot.
2. The State Duma appoints the Prime Minister and the President is to ratify the appointment.
3. All economic suits are settled in the Supreme Arbitration Court.
4. Judges for Supreme Court are appointed by the Federal Assembly.
5. The Constitutional Court is the highest judicial body in Russia.
IV. Подберите к следующим словам и словосочетаниям правильный русский перевод
| 1. bicameral legislature | a. распустить законодательный орган |
| 2. qualifying | b. последовательно текущие сроки |
| 3. consecutive terms | c. правомочный |
| 4.decision-making body | d. руководящий орган |
| 5.dissolve the legislature | e. двухпалатный законодательный орган |