Word list

legislation - законодавство

supreme – верховний

bicameral - двопалатний

taxation – оподаткування

constituency - виборчий округ

general election - загальні вибори

Lord Chancellor - Лорд-канцлер

the Lords Spiritual - єпископи та архієпископи в Палаті лордів

the Lords Temporal - світські члени Палати лордів (пери)

II. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the legislative branch of the government?

2. What does the Parliament consist of?

3. What are the functions of the Parliament?

4. What members does the House of Commons consist of?

5. What members does the House of Lords consist of?

III. Choose a word or phrases (a,b, c) which best complete the unfinished sentence:

1. The legislative branch is ...

1. the Congress

2. the Parliament

3. the Cabinet of Ministers

2. The Parliament consists of ... elements.

1. 1503

2. 1265

3. The extreme duration of the House of Commons is fixed at...

1. 4 years

2. 3 years

3. 5 years

4. The function of the legislative branch is ...

1. to gather taxes and appropriate money

2. to pass laws

3. to appoint and dismiss ministers

IV. Translate into English:

Політичне питання, член парламенту, верховна влада, царювання, нижняя палата, оподаткування, право засідати в парламенті, головувати, урядова політика, видання законів, обговорювати, проводити вибори, символічне значення, передавати право, місцевий виборчий округ, верхня палата, згода, головна роль, уряд, платня, єпископ, спадковий, призначати на посаду.

I. Read and translate the texts. The Executive branch of power of the uk

The executive consists of:

• the Government - the Cabinet and other ministers responsible for national policies;

• government departments, responsible for national administration;

• local authorities, responsible for many local services;

The composition of Government can vary both in numbers of ministers and in the titles of offices. The party that wins the majority of seats in the House of Commons in a general election forms the Government, and the leader of the party becomes the Prime Minister, the head of the Government. He sets out government policy and rules the country in the name of the King or Queen. The Prime Minister chooses about 20 MPs from his or her party to become the Cabinet of Ministers.

The ministers are responsible to the Parliament and can be questioned about particular policies. The Prime Minister is also, by tradition, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. By modern convention, the Prime minister always sits in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Queen, and all other ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.

Word list

local authority - місцева влада

office – відомство; міністерство, управління

the Treasury - міністерство фінансів

Civil Service – Цивільна слуба

The Judicial branch of power of the uk

The judiciary is independent and its judgments are not subjected to ministerial direction or control. The Prime Minister recommends the highest judicial appointments to the Crown.

The Judiciary determines common law and interprets Acts of the Parliament. The Lord Chancellor is the head of the judiciary. The House of Lords is the final court of appeal, but in practice appeals are heard by life peers who are senior judges. Other peers do not take part in the judicial work of the lords.

People accused of more serious crimes are tried in the open court by a judge and jury in the High Court, Crown Court and Court of Appeal. The House of Lords is the final court of appeal. Less serious cases are tried by lay magistrates in magistrate courts and county’s courts. A person who needs legal advice or representation in court may get help with the costs out of public funds.

The United Kingdom has no Ministry of Justice. Responsibility for the administration of the judicial system in England and Wales is divided between the courts themselves, the Lord Chancellor, and the Home Secretary. The Lord Chancellor is responsible for the composition of the courts, civil law, parts of criminal procedure and law reform in general; the Home Secretary is responsible for the prevention of criminal offences, trial and treatment of offenders and for the prison service.