Local Administration

Task 7. Answer the following questions.

Task 6. Match the words and their definitions.

Task 5. Think and say whether the statements are true or false.

1. The President (any natural-born citizen over 34) is elected for a term of four years.

2. The President was originally intended to be little less than a ceremonial Head of State.

3. Government's increasing involvement in the Nation's economic life and its prominent role in international affairs, where secrecy and speed are often essential, has increased the importance of the Presidency over Judiciary.

4. The various bills must be introduced into the House of Representatives or Senate by the governors.

5. The President is assisted by the members of the Cabinet who administer 14 major departments.

6. The role of the Vice President is very well defined by the Constitution, which gives him or her no other task than presiding over the debates in the Senate, where he may only vote in the case of a tie.

7. The Vice President takes over from the President in case of death, resignation or sickness, which has already happened on eight occasions.

8. The residence of the Administration is the House of Congress.

increasing	the situation when two or more groups in Congress have the same results by voting
tie	rising in the amount, number or value
consequently	to make somebody do something by giving them good reasons for doing it
department	to have a position of this kind
intend	following immediately one after the other
oath	important or well known
persuade	a section of a large organization such as a government
prominent	a formal promise to do something
to rank	as a result; therefore
successive	to have a plan or purpose in your mind

1) Who may become the President of the USA?

2) What has increased the importance of the Presidency over Congress?

3) What are the functions of the US President?

4) What are the issues facing the President in Congress?

5) Who rank as the President’s chief advises?

6) Who takes over from the President in case of death, resignation or sickness?

7) Why has the Vice President been recently given more important task?

Task 8. Read and translate the text:

State Government

There is very little in the Constitution about State government. The Tenth Amendment (1791) merely says that those powers not specially delegated to the federal government are reserved for States. While the fifty Stat constitutions differ widely, they all include the separation of powers and a system of checks and balances and share the underlying American belief that government should be kept to a minimum.

Each State has a Governor, a Legislature and a State Judiciary. This means that each State parallels the governmental forms of the Federal system.

The Governor is elected directly in a state-wide election. All the states except Nebraska have bicameral legislatures normally called the Senate and House of Representatives.

All States have the right to levy taxes, and many services, such as education, health, welfare, and police are supported entirely or more likely by State than by Federal funds. The sovereignty of State governments has, however, been steadily eroded. Functions such as education, unemployment relief, public works, and the like – once considered entirely within State jurisdiction – are now matters of Federal concern as well.

County and City Governments

These governments are solely the creations of the States and the powers of such jurisdictions vary greatly from one State to another. In Connecticut, for example, there are no county governments, while the next door in New York some counties have significant powers of taxation.

The same is true for city governments, all of which derive their powers from the States. In some States the power of city governments to tax, to educate and to operate broad-scale social services is great, while in other States the cities are virtually powerless in many areas. But, as befits American system, the balance can always be shifted.

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