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Exercises:

        1. Find Russian equivalents for the following English phrases:

to be voted into parliament, to carry personal responsibility, to pursue the interests, to trust smb. to do smth., to the best of one's ability/ one's knowledge, to be against smth., the numerical distribution of opinion among, to attain a status, the chances for, to be recognised by constitution, to place an obligation upon smb., to have a duty to smb., to be personally responsible to smb., to resign from, to exercise an influence on smb., to judge on one's own, to be a sufficient argument against smth., the wording of constitution.

        1. Find English equivalents for the following Russian phrases:

пропорциональное представительство, покончить с чем-либо, пройти на выборах в парламент, быть достаточным аргументом против чего-либо, нести личную ответственность, возлагать на кого-либо обязанность, выносить самостоятельное суждение; преследовать определенные интересы, шансы на что-либо (возможность чего-либо), неизбежные последствия, доверить кому-либо сделать что-либо, быть лично ответственным перед кем-либо, быть признанным конституцией, основной долг, смотреть без предубеждения, заслуживать чего-либо, иметь долг перед кем-либо, достичь статуса (получить статус), быть идентичным (одинаковым по сути) с чем-либо, быть инструментом (орудием) чего-либо, следовательно, иначе (в противном случае), возлагать на кого-либо обязанность, преобладать, в основном (как правило; типично (нареч.)), верность кому-либо, уйти в отставку, желательный, намеренно, критиковать, критика.

        1. Answer the questions on the text:

  1. What is the example of the practical difference between the old political theory and Popper's theory?

  2. What constitutes people's natural right, according to the old theory?

  3. What is essential if people rule through their representatives?

  4. What do political parties attain, due to proportional representation?

  5. What, or whom does a voter choose in this case?

  6. What is the difference between parties' opinions and ordinary human opinions, according to Popper?

  7. What is the only duty and the only responsibility of the representative that must be recognised by the constitution, not providing for proportional representation?

  8. In what case is the representative supposed to leave a party?

  9. What is the representative, mainly, loyal to (in case of proportional representation)?

  10. In what case would it be a representative's moral duty to resign?

  11. How does the system of proportional representation influence the personality of a representative, in Popper's view?

  12. What kind of people do we need in politics, in K. Popper's opinion?

  13. What had we better not to do, even if we have not yet found the way of doing without politics?

  14. What are the consequences of proportional representation for ruling a state?

  15. What difficulties does a coalition government cause for ruling a state?

        1. Match the following terms with the respective definitions:

full citizen, minority, constitution, legitimacy, electorate

  1. The body of doctrines and practices that form the fundamental organising principle of a political state.

  1. A body of people, entitled to vote.

  1. A native or naturalised person who owes allegiance to a government and is fully entitled to the consequent rights and to protection from it.

  1. The quality or state of being accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements.

5) A culturally, ethnically, or racially distinct group living within a larger society; has specific rules of membership and proscribed lines of cultural behaviour that mark it off from the rest of society.

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