Match the definitions with the words given below

1. single section in a clause of a formal document

2. change in, or addition to the constitution of a country

3. a national legislature of the United States consisting of the Senate and the House of representatives

4. based on federation

5. having authority to carry out laws, decreet, etc

6. place where law – cases a held

7. introduction or preliminary statement to a formal document

(executive, court, preamble, article, amendment, Congress, federal).

9. Read the text above carefully to answer the following questions:

1. How many basic principles is the American Constitution built on?

2. What are the principles American system of government rests on?

3. What is the source of governmental power according to the US Constitution?

4. What is meant by the rule of law?

5. In what way are the powers of the National Government distributed?

6. What ties the three branches of National Government together?

7. How can we define the power of judicial review?

8. What does the principle of federalism imply?

Guided by the questions above make a summary of the text.

Discuss the following points.

1. The structural composition of the US Constitution.

2. The basic principles set out in the Constitution.

3. The essential meaning and importance of the popular sovereignty principle.

4. The US Constitution as a statement of limited government.

5. The essential meaning and purpose of the principle of separation of powers.

6. The way the principle of checks and balances operate and its contribution to the establishment of limited government.

7. The principle of federalism as the reinforcement of the concept of limited power.

Part III

Unit 1

International Documents

Read and translate the following text.