The Russian Federation

Unit II

Ex. I. Read the following words and word combinations. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. government 1) правительство 2) управление	The government has announced plans to raise the minimum wage. These reforms will lead to more effective government.
2. constituent entity субъект федерации	Do you know how many constituent entities the Russian Federation consists of?
3. power власть	The ruling Democratic party has been in power for ten years.
4. powers полномочия	The police have been given special powers to help them in their fight with terrorism.
5. executive исполнительный	The executive branch of power is responsible for carrying out the laws.
6. legislative законодательный legislation законодательство	The Congress is the US legislative body. Under current legislation, factories must keep noise to minimum.
7. judicial судебный	The highest judicial body of the Russian Federation is the Constitutional Court.
8. to exercise осуществлять; применять	The executive power is exercised by the President in the USA.
9. the Federal Assembly Федеральное Собрани е	What chambers does the Federal Assembly consist of?
10. the Council of the Federation Совет Федерации	The Council of the Federation consists of 166 members.
11. the State Duma Государственная Дума	The Federal Assembly consists of two chambers: the Council of the Federation and the State Duma.
12. a term срок полномочий	What is the President’s term of office in USA?
13. two consecutive terms два последовательных срока полномочий	The US President cannot serve more than two consecutive terms.
14. to amend вносить поправки	A law amending the Chilean constitution was approved on 22^nd January.
15. to appoint назначать	O’Connell was appointed as Chairman of the Counsel.
16. legal system правовая система	The three major legal systems of the world today consist of civil law, common law and religious law.
17. to adopt принять	Parliament unanimously (единогласно) adopted the committee’s proposals.
18. a treaty договор	A treaty is an agreement under international law signed by sovereign states and international organizations.
19. to vote голосовать	None of the Democrats voted last night.
20. to elect выбирать, избирать (голосованием)	In 2008 the President was elected for a four-year term.
21. elections выборы	Only about 20% of the people voted in the local government elections.

Ex. II. Match these words to their definitions.

1. a term	1. a decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office
2. to vote	2. the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
3. elections	3. a period of time during which a politician or other official holds their job
4. the legislative branch	4. a set of basic laws or principles for a country that describe the rights and duties of its citizens
5. the executive branch	5. the body of laws governing relations between nations
6. the judicial branch	6. the political leader of the country with a republican form of government
7. legal system	7. to express one's preference (предпочтение) for a candidate
8. treaty	8. the branch of the government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
9. the Constitution	9. the process by which legislation comes to have legal force
10. the President	10. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
11. International law	11. the branch of government which is concerned with the making of laws
12. to come into effect	12. a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws

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