Word list

the judiciary - судова влада (система)

judgment - вирок, рішення суду

final court of appeal – Апеляційний суд вищої інстанції

to try – судити

jury - присяжні

the High Court – вищій суд

the Crown Court – карний суд

the Court of Appeal - апеляційний суд

lay magistrate - мировий суддя

the Magistrate Court - магістратський суд

the County Court - суд графства

Ministry of Justice –Міністерство юстиції

Home Secretary - міністр внутрішніх справ

trial - судовий розгляд, судовий процесс

treatment - поводження (із злочинцями)

offender - злочинець

II. Answer the following questions:

1. Who does the executive consist of?

2. Who is the Prime Minister

3. Who appoints the Prime Minister?

4. What is the Prime Minister responsible for?

5. Who does the Cabinet of Ministers consist of?

6. What kinds of courts do you know?

7. What are the functions of the judiciary branch of power?

8. Who is the head of judiciary? What is he responsible for?

III. Group the following words and word combinations into 3 logical groups:

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

Cabinet of Ministers, lay magistrates, approve taxation, national policy, try, Prime Minister, judge, pass the law, Government, court, Lord Chancellor, House of Lords, legal advice, House of Commons, accuse, jury, Hereditary monarchy, Parliament, supreme authority, equal treatment, local constituency, common law, local authority, bicameral, Crown Court

IV. Choose a word or phrase which best completes the unfinished sentence:

1. The legislative branch is ... .

1. the Congress;

2. the Parliament;

3. the Cabinet of Ministers.

2. The Prime Minister presides over …

1. Queen;

2. the Cabinet;

3. Secretary of State.

3. The Prime Minister always sits in the ... .

1. the House of Lords;

2. the Church;

3. the House of Commons.

4. The Prime Minister is also, by tradition, First Lord of the Treasury and ...

1. Minister for the Agriculture;

2. Minister for the Armed Services;

3. Minister for the Civil Service.

5. The …. determines common law and interprets Acts of the Parliament.

1. Judiciary

2. Executive

3. Legislative

6. The … is the final court of appeal.

1. Lord Chancellor

2. House of Lords

3. Ministry of Justice

7. People accused of more serious crimes are tried in the …. by a judge and jury.

1. county court

2. Crown court

3. magistrate court

8. ….. is responsabl for the administration of the judicial system in England and Wales.

1. Ministry of Justice

2. Home Secretary

3. The Queen

V. Fill in the blanks with the given words

1. The political system of Great Britain has three branches:……..,……….,……..… 2. In Great Britain there is no written ……., only customs and traditions. 5. Members of the House of Lords are known as ……………. 4. British Parliament has two parts : …………….., ……………….. 5. Members of the House of Commons are known as ……………... 6. The PM sets out …….…. and rules the country in the name of the King or Queen. 7. Peers are not ………….. to the House of Lords. 8. ”Life peers” are officially appointed by the ……………. on the advice of the …………….. 9. The …………is the head of the judiciary. 10. Less serious cases are tried in ……..…… and county’s courts.

government policy MPs Queen judicial peers constitution Lord Chancellor the House of Lords legislative magistrate court Government elected executive the House of Commons

VI. Translate the words from the box and complete the following sentences:

мирові судді, верховна влада, конституційна монархія, національна єдність, загальні вибори

1. The present Queen serves as a personal symbol of....

2. Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a....

3. The Labour party won the....

4. Less serious cases are tried by....

5. Parliament is the legislature and.....

VII. Speak about the Political System of GB (the Parliament, the Executive branch, the Judicial branch of power)

VIII. Read and translate the text.