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| 1) constitutional convention 2) to run a country 3) statutory law 4) common law 5) universal suffrage 6) the Royal Proclamation 7)parliamentary constituency | a) a public or official announcement dealing with a matter of great importance, having the status of a king or queen b) the right of almost all adults to vote in political elections c) the part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent d) to rule a country e) an informal and unmodified procedural agreement f) a group of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body g) a law established by legislative enactment |
Передайте содержание текста “The system of Government of the United Kingdom”, отметив следующее.
– What the United Kingdom is;
– Who is Head of State and the head of Government;
– Who exercises the executive power;
– What the United Kingdom’s supreme legislative body is;
– What the judiciary is;
– When general elections are held;
– Why the UK is sometimes called a “two-and-a-half” party system.
UNIT 3. THE US SYSTEM OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
TEXT
Overview of the United States Government and Policies
Vocabulary
1. the system of checks and balances – система сдержек и противовесов
2. to be vested in the Supreme Court – быть возложенным на Верховный Суд
3. the electoral college – коллегия выборщиков
4. judicial review – судебный пересмотр, судебный контроль
5. a major political party – главная политическая партия
6. voter-turn-out – явка избирателей
7. “winner-take-all” principle – принцип «победителю достаётся всё»
8. to reign supreme – царствовать
