Discussion topics for credit

1. Types of legal professions in Great Britain.

2. The US Attorneys.

3. How to become a lawyer.

4. The court system of England and Wales.

5. The US Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

6. The US Government.

DISCUSSION TOPICS FOR EXAM

1. The US legislature.

2. The US executive.

3. The US judiciary.

4. The system of checks and balances.

5. The British Government.

6. Judiciary in Great Britain.

INDIVIDUAL TASK FOR CREDIT

Read the text and translate it. Write down 30 legal terms into your vocabulary and learn them.

Our American Government*

Task 1. a) What form of government do we have in the United States?

The United States, under its Constitution, is a Federal, democratic republic, an indivisible union of 50 sovereign States. With the exception of town meetings, a form of pure democracy, we have at the local, state, and national levels a government which is "democratic" because the people govern themselves; "representative" because the people choose elected delegates by free and secret ballot; and "republican" because government derives its power from the will of the people.

B) What contributions has the United States made to the institution of government?

Some of the U.S. contributions to the institution of government are as follows: a written constitution, an independent judiciary to interpret the Constitution, and a division of powers between the Federal and State Governments.