Vocabulary

legislative executive judicial chamber the House of Representatives the Senate the Supreme Court to nominate judicial review to violate minor offences civil cases criminal cases appeal to elect hierarchy District Court of Appeals

законодательный исполнительный судебный палата Палата представителей Сенат Верховный Суд назначать судебный контроль нарушать незначительные правонарушения гражданские дела уголовные дела апелляция избирать иерархия окружной апелляционный суд

II. Answer the following questions.

1. What 3 branches is the government of the USA composed of?

2. Who does the legislative power belong to?

3. What 2 chambers does the Congress consist of?

4. When does a bill become a law?

5. Who is the executive branch of the government headed by?

6. What judicial body is the head of the judicial branch of power?

7. Who are the Supreme Court judges nominated by?

8. What does the power of judicial review mean?

9. What is the hierarchy of courts in the USA?

III. Choose the correct variant.

1. The highest judicial body of the US is a) the Senate b) the Supreme Court

2. The legislative branch of the government is headed by a) the President b) Congress

3. The higher chamber of Congress is a) the Senate b) the House of Representatives

4. The number of Senators is a) fixed b) depends on the population of the state

5. In order to become a law, a bill is to pass a) the House of Representatives b) the House of Representatives and the Senate

6. The executive branch is headed by a) the Senate b) the President

7. Federal judges are appointed by a) the Supreme Court b) the President

8. Supreme Court judges are a) elected b) appointed

9. In nominating Supreme Court judges, the President needs the approval of a) the House of Representatives b) the Senate

10. The lowest courts are a) the magistrate courts b) the county courts

Text 3. A letter from Steve

I. Read the letter and do the task following it.

Hi, Alex,

Thank you for your letter with the information about Nizhny Novgorod. You are lucky to live in such a city. I didn’t know you live in such a remarkable place. By the way, I am going to use the material in my report. Our teacher asked us to make a presentation of an essay about one of the cities of Russia, and I knew at once I would tell my class about your beautiful city and show them the photos of your favourite places and your Law Academy.

Sorry, I didn’t answer at once, I’ve been busy of late taking part in tennis and volleyball competitions. It takes a lot of time, but it does me a lot of good, you know. I am physically fit and I seldom call the doctor. Besides, it improves my character. By the way, do you do any sports, and if so, what exactly do you do?

I am glad to say your texts are all right and, by way of addition, I am sending you two more texts which are related thematically. Could you send me, in return, some material about hate crime in Russia? I am going to use it in my next essay, which I am to submit to my scientific advisor next month.

I will be glad to hear from you soon.

Yours ever,

Steve.

II. Find equivalents to the following Russian words and expressions.

Найдите в тексте письма эквиваленты следующих слов и выражений.

1. в последнее время

2. занимает много времени

3. в хорошей физической форме

4. вызывать на дом врача

5. улучшать характер

6. заниматься спортом

7. в ответ

8. представить, сдать

9. преступления на почве ненависти

10. научный руководитель