Elections. The political system established by the Constitution of 1993 provides the President with substantial superiority over other branches of the state

The political system established by the Constitution of 1993 provides the President with substantial superiority over other branches of the state. The President is elected to the office for … of four years by the citizens of the Russian Federation on the basis of universal, direct and equal suffrage by …. In December 2008 the term was extended to 6 years. No one may hold … for more than two terms …. Russia has a multiparty system with one dominant party United Russia. Presently there are four parties that make up the State Duma: the United Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, the Just Russia. A candidate for the President of the Russian Federation can be … by a political party or by the candidate personally. In the later case the candidate must have an initiative group of 500 …. A candidate who receives more than one half of the votes is considered elected. The President stops … his duties ahead of time if he resigns, because of …, or if he cannot continue to carry out his duties due to poor health. … of a new President are to take place within 3 months and in the meantime his duties are acted upon by the … of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Б) Расскажите о выборах Президента Российской Федерации.

Работа в парах.

1. Расскажите о государственном устройстве и политической системе России. Укажите преимущества и недостатки. Аргументируйте свою точку зрения.

2. Хотели бы вы стать Президентом Российской Федерации, членом Парламента или политиком? Какие меры по совершенствованию системы управления страной вы бы предложили?

UNIT 2. THE UK SYSTEM OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT

TEXT

The System of Government of the United Kingdom

Vocabulary

1. to run a country – управлять страной

2. to raise finance – обеспечивать финансирование, привлекать средства

3. statutory law – право, выраженное в законах, статутное право, писаный закон

4. common law – общее право, неписаный закон, обязательность которого основывается на всеобщем признании

5. universal suffrage – всеобщее избирательное право

6. parliamentary constituency – избирательный округ по выборам в парламент

7. the Royal Proclamation – официальное сообщение по общему вопросу

8. to alter the constitution – изменить конституцию