Task 6. Prepare the presentation about one of the famous American persons. 


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Task 6. Prepare the presentation about one of the famous American persons.



Task 7. Read the following sentences and say if they true or false:

1. Americans are very formal in their general behavior and in their relationships with other people.

2. Self-improvement is considered to be shameful in the United States.

3. Americans see as heroes those people who lead a modest life.

4. Americans ask direct questions and expect "straight" answers.

5. Americans usually say "no" directly.

6. Americans are sure that their country is superior, probably the "greatest" country in the world.

 

Task 8. Summarize all the information you have learned and make up a short description about the population of the USA.

Тема 9. ПОЛИТИЧЕСКАЯ СИСТЕМА США

POLITICAL SYSTEM IN THE USA

Task 1. Learn the following words and word combinations:

1. to consist of состоять из
2. own свой, собственный
3. to sign подписать, подписывать
4. original первый
5. amendment поправка (к законопроекту)
6. according to в соответствии с, согласно
7. Bill of Rights Билль о правах (законопроект)
8. officials должностные лица, чиновники
9. citizen гражданин
10. rank чин, ранг, разряд
11. to violate нарушать, попирать, преступать
12. to proclaim объявлять
13. certain точный, определенный
14. to issue money выпускать деньги
15. to regulate the trade регулировать торговлю
16. federal power федеральная власть
17. to locate находиться, размещаться
18. to vest наделять (правом), давать права
19. branch подразделение, ветвь (власти)
20. legislative законодательный
21. executive исполнительный
22. judiciary судебный(ая) власть
23. Congress Конгресс
24. house палата
25. House of Representatives Палата представителей
26. to assist помогать, содействовать
27. Vice President вице-президент
28. elections выборы
29. to enforce приводить в исполнение
30. commander-in-chief главнокомандующий
31. armed forces вооруженные силы
32. to veto налагать вето, запрещать
33. bill законопроект
34. unless если, пока
35. to overrule отменять
36. chairman председатель
37. to assume принимать, брать на себя
38. nationwide всенародный, общенациональный
39. Secretary of State государственный секретарь
40. Cabinet Кабинет (министров)
41. made up составлять
42. Department Secretaries министры
43. judicial branch судебная власть
44. foreign affairs иностранные дела
45. Federal District Court Федеральный окружной суд
46. Supreme Court Верховный суд
47. federal judges федеральные судьи
48. to appoint назначить
49. to amend вносить поправки
50. to abolish аннулировать, отменять
51. slavery рабство
52. to allow позволять, разрешать
53. to vest in наделять, облекать
54. executive power исполнительная власть
55. to make treaties заключать договоры
56. officer должностное лицо
57. chief executive глава государства
58. advisory совещательный
60. treaty договор
61. to grant допускать
62. to abolish отменять, аннулировать

Task 2. Read the text and translate it.

Political System of the USA

The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states. Each state has its own government (state government). In some ways the United States is like 50 small countries.

It was signed by the first thirteen representatives of thirteen original American states in 1787. The document was written in 1787 and since that time twenty six amendments have been added. The first ten Amendments were simply rights or the Bill of Rights. According to the Constitution the USA is a republic. So, the officials of any rank are elected by US citizens. Every citizen has rights, which cannot be violated.

The Constitution proclaims a federal system of government, which keeps the states and the federal power from getting too much power. It means that the federal government is given certain powers, for example, to make peace or war, to issue money and to regulate the trade and so on.

The federal power is located in Washington. It is based on legislative, executive and juridical branches of power.

The legislative power is vested in Congress, which consists of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. There are 435 members in the House of Representatives and 100 senators in Congress. Each state elects two members for the Senate.

The executive branch is headed by the President, who is assisted by the Vice President. The President enforces federal laws, serves as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The President can veto a bill unless Congress by a two-thirds vote shall overrule him. The Vice President, elected from the same political party as the President, acts as chairman of the Senate, and in the event of the death of the President, assumes the Presidency.

 

 

The President of the USA is chosen in nationwide elections every 4 years together with the Vice-President. The President can’t be elected for more than two terms. The Cabinet is made up of Department Secretaries. The most important of them is the Secretary of State, who deals with foreign affairs.

The judicial branch is made up of Federal District Courts, 11 Federal Courts and the Supreme Court. Federal judges are appointed by the President for life.

Federal courts decide cases using federal law, conflicts between citizens of different states.

Constitution has been amended twenty six times. The Bill of Rights guarantees individual liberties: freedom of word, religion and so on. Later amendments abolished slavery, granted the vote to women and colour people and allowed citizens to vote at the age of 18.

Task 3. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the main document of the USA?

2. When was the Constitution of the USA signed?

3. How many and which amendments have been added to the Constitution since 1787?

4. What does the Constitution proclaim?

5. What powers has the federal government?

6. Where is the federal government located?

7. What is the legislative power vested in?

8. How many members the House of Representatives has?

9. Who is the head of the executive power in the USA?

10. How often do the President's elections take place?

11. Who deals with foreign affairs in the USA?

12. What does the Bill of Rights guarantee?



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