Section III. Political system of the rf

A. Повторите интернациональные слова за преподавателем и переведите их:

1. federation, federal

2. assembly

3. subject, subjective

4. deputy, deputies

5. speak, speaker

6. initiate, initiation, initiative, initiator

B. Прочитайте текст «Политическая система Российской Федерации» и определите значение слова chamber. Обратите внимание на грамматическую формулу страдательного залога, обозначенного курсивом:

Rf political system

The political system of the Russian Federation is a presidential republic. The president is the Head of the state and he is elected by the people. The Russian Federation was established (основана) by the Constitution in 1993.

The legislative branch is the Federal Assembly which consists of two chambers: the Federation Council and the Duma. The Federation Council has two representatives from each federal subject. The Duma has 450 deputies. Each chamber is headed by the Speaker. Bills may be initiated by the two chambers and signed by the President.

The executive power belongs to (принадлежит) the Government with the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Ministers appointed (назначаемый) by the Prime Minister.

The judicial branch is represented by the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and district courts.

C. Подберите значение (справа) для термина (слева):

term

1. to establish

2. chamber

3. to appoint

4. to belong to

5. a deputy

6. to initiate

7. judicial

8. a district court

9. an assembly

meaning

1. депутат

2. начинать

3. судебный, юридический

4. основывать

5. палата

6. совет, комитет

7. принадлежать к

8. назначать

9. районный суд

D. Рассмотрите схему и скажите, чем занимается каждый представитель и орган власти в России:

THE PRESIDENT

THE FEDERAL ASSEMBLY

the Federation Council

2 Representatives from each federal subject

the DUMA

450 Deputies

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

the Chairman

of the Government,

Ministers

THE SUPREME COURT

OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

THE PEOPLE

All men and women over 18

E. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What is the political system of the Russian Federation?

2. When was the RF established?

3. What does the legislative branch consist of?

4. How many representatives has the Federation Council?

5. How many deputies are there in the Duma?

6. What is the Speaker?

7. Who initiates bills?

8. What is the executive power of Russia?

9. What power does the Constitutional Court represent?

10. Who is the President of Russia?

11. Who is the Prime Minister of Russia?

12. What is the leading party of Russia now?

F. Заполните пропуски в резюме (summary) текста подходящей по смыслу информацией. Перескажите текст:

The … system of the RF is a presidential republic. The President is the Head of the state and … the people. The legislative branch is … which consists of the Federation … and the … . The Duma has … deputies. Each two chambers are headed by a … .

The Prime Minister and the Cabinet represent … power.

The third branch is … branch which is represented by the Constitutional Court.