Контрольная работа по теме "Политическая система США, Великобритании, России"

Контрольная работа по английскому языку (1)

1.Translate into Russian

1) the Federal Assembly - 2) to guarantee - 3) basic rights - 4) the chairman - 5) to dissolve -

6) to veto laws - 7) to declare laws – 8) power-loving – 9) to delay a bill – 10) to rule the country -

2. Open the brackets using the proper tense.

1) The President (elect, is elected, elected) for a four-year term.
2) The judges (is appointed, appointed, are appointed) by the Council of Federation on the recommendation of the President.
3) Administratively, Russia (is based, are based, is base) on federal principles.
4) The Russian Federation (are make, are made, is made) up of twenty-one national republics, six territories, 49 administrative regions and ten autonomous areas.

3. Fill in the gaps.

Britain is a 1) … democracy with a constitutional monarch. Queen 2)…. Is the head of state, but she has no3) …power. In law the queen is the head of the 4) … branch and a part of the legislative branch but in fact her role is mostly 5) … . She acts on the 6) … of her ministers. In Britain it is 7) … that has the power. It makes laws. It is made up of the House of 8) … and the House of Commons. The members of the House of Lords are 9) … - mostly lords and people who have been made lords for life. The Lords can revise and even delay bills. They have real 10) … in politics. The House of 11) … have much more real power. The members of the Commons are 12) … by the people. They control the executive branch and discuss most important political 13) … . The largest party in the Commons forms the 14) … and its leader becomes 15) … . The people 16) … elect the Prime Minister directly. Officially Parliament appoints Prime Minister. The Prime Minister chooses 17) … and non-cabinet ministers. They are all collectively 18) … the government, the executive branch, and 19) … responsible for their departments.

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4. Find English equivalents for the following Russian phrases

1) Конституционный монарх 2) Законодательная ветвь 3) Создает законы 4) Реальная власть

5) Палата общин 6) Министры, не являющиеся членами Кабинета 7) объявить закон неконституционным 8) утвердить назначение

5. Translate into English:

1. Соединенные Штаты Америки является президентской республикой.

2. Президент является главой государств, но он избирается непосредственно народом и не является членом Американского Парламента.

3. Президент и его администрация представляет исполнительную ветвь федерального правительства.

4. Администрация включает секретарей, которые руководят департаментами исполнительной власти.

5. Президент назначает секретарей, но Сенат должен одобрить его назначения.

Контрольная работа по английскому языку (2)

1.Translate into Russian.

1.      Executive power – 2.      House of Commons – 3.      judiciary branch – 4.      to revise bills – 5.      responsible for -

6.      to introduce a new project – 7.      to approve the  appointment – 8.      to vote against the project – 9.      the system of checks and balances – 10.  do declare actions unconstitutional

2. Open the brackets using the proper tense.

1)      Great Britain (governs, is governed, are  governed) by Parliament and the Queen is Head of State.

2)      The legislative power in the country (exercises, are, exercised, is exercised) by the Houses of Parliament.

3)      The members of the House of Commons (elect, are elected, is elected)  by the people.

4)      The House of Commons is the real (governing, is governed, are governed) body of the United Kingdom.

5)      The second largest party (becomes, becoming, become) the official opposition.

3. Fill in the gaps.

Russia is a democratic federative state 1)… on rule of law and a republican form of 2) ... . State power in Russia is 3)… by the President, the Federal Assembly, the Government and the 4)…. One of the basic 5) … of constitutional government is the 6) … of powers. In accordance with this principle, power must not be 7)…  in the hands of one person or one institution, but must be 8)…  among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of power. The division of powers requires that there be a clear delineation of responsibilities and a system of 9) …  so that each branch of power can offset the 10)… . The 11)… of Russia is the government’s chief executive, head of state, and most 12) official. The president is elected by the people to 13)…  a four-year term. The president, with the approval of the lower house of parliament, 14)… a prime minister to serve as 15)…  of government. Each institution of state power is only partially 16)… for enforcing the Constitution. Only the President has the 17) … of safeguarding the state system. This is the 18)… that the other state institutions and officials can exercise their powers in a normal 19)… fashion.

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4. Find English equivalents for the following Russian phrases:

1)     законодательный 2)     большинство 3)     палата (в парламенте) 4)     представитель

5)     пересматривать законопроект 6)     определять политику 7)     выбирать президента 8)     выступать против

5. Translate into English:

1. Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии является конституционной монархией.

2. Законодательная власть в стране осуществляется парламентом.

3. Британский парламент состоит из двух палат: Палаты лордов и Палаты общин.

4. Исполнительная власть осуществляется премьер-министром и его кабинетом.

5. Премьер-министр является лидером партии большинства и назначается королевой.

Контрольная работа по английскому языку (3)

1.Translate into Russian.

1)     juridical branches of power – 2)     representatives – 3)     chamber – 4)     governing body – 5)     the House of Commons –

6)     to oppose – 7)     common law – 8)     Federal  Court – 9)     is appointed by – 10) responsible for –

2. Open the brackets using the proper tense.

1. The document (is written, was written, were written) in 1787.

2. The officials of any rank (is elected, are elected, are electing) by US citizens.

3. Federal judges (is appointed, are appointed,  appoint) by the President for life.

4. The President of the USA (is chosen, chooses, is choosing) in nationwide elections.

5. Each state (elects, elect, is electing) two members for the Senate.

3. Fill in the gaps.

The United States of America is a federal republic 1)… of 50 states. Each state has its 2)… government. In some ways the United States is like 50 small 3)…. The government of the USA act 4)…  to the Constitution which was signed by the first thirteen 5)…. of thirteen original American states in 1787. The 6)…  was written in 1787 and 7) …  that time twenty six Amendments have been added. According to the 8)…  the USA is a 9) …. So, the officials of any rank are elected by US 10) …. Every citizen has 11)…  which can not be violated. The federal power is 12)…  in Washington, D.C. It is based on legislative, executive and juridical 13) …  of power. The legislative power is vested in Congress, which consists of two houses: 14)… and 15) … . Each state 16) …  two members for the Senate. The executive branch is 17) … by the President who is assisted by the Vice President. The President can 18) …  a bill unless Congress by a two-thirds vote shall overrule him. The Vice President, elected from the 19) …  political party as the President, acts as chairman of the Senate, and in the event of the death of the President, assumes the Presidency.

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4. Find English equivalents for the following Russian phrases:

1.      подписать законопроект 2.      оппозиционная партия 3.      глава государства 4.      управлять государством

5.      палата лордов 6.      исполнительная власть 7.      кабинет министров 8.      рассматривать проект закона

5. Translate into English:

1. Россия является Президентской республикой.

2. Президент является главой государства и избирается непосредственно народом.

3. У Президента много власти - он контролирует все три ветви власти.

4. Президент может даже распустить Думу.

5. Президент имеет свою администрацию, но она не является частью федерального правительства.

6. Президент участвует в работе законодательной и исполнительной ветвей.