3. Complete the sentences using the derivatives of the words in brackets.

1. The President of Belarus is the country’s head of state, the (to guarantee) of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, the rights and liberties of man and citizen.

2. Belarusian Parliament which is the highest (legislate) body is represented by the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus.

3. The Council of Ministers is responsible for the effective (to develop) of (economy), social and political situation in Belarus.

4. There are local bodies of power on the level of (to administer) and (territory) units – the local councils of deputies, executive and directive bodies.

5. (To elect) to the local councils of deputies are held every 4 years; the deputies deal with local issues and represent the local population in decisions on issues relating to health, education, social welfare, trade, transport, etc.

6. (To supervise) of constitutionality of normative acts is exercised by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus.

7. The Chairman and 6 judges of the Constitutional Court are appointed or dismissed by the President with the (to approve) of the Council of the Republic of Belarus.

4. Choose the correct variant.

The President / The Prime Minister of Belarus is the country’s head of state, the guarantor of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, the rights and liberties of man and citizen. The current President of Belarus is Alexander Lukashenko.

The Belarusian President is directly elected by the people / indirectly elected by the people through the Electoral College for a 5-year / 4-year term of office. Any Belarusian citizen over the age of 18 / 21 can vote in the elections. Presidential candidates must be: a citizen of Belarus, over 35 / 45 years old, resident in Belarus for at least 10 / 20 years.

The President / The Prime Minister leads the executive branch of Belarusian government and is responsible for the sovereignty of the state, defence and national security, territorial integrity, political and economic stability. The official also fulfills a number of other functions including those of the Marshal / Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Belarus, and the Head of the Security Council.

The members of the Council of Ministers / the Republic, that is the Prime Minister, his deputies, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence, Internal Affairs Minister are appointed or dismissed by the President. The same refers to the Chairman / Director and the members of the National Bank of Belarus. The President appoints ambassadors, grants citizenships and pardons.

5. Distinguish between some of the main powers of the President and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. The first one has already been ticked off.

Powers	the President	the Council of Ministers
implements the key principles of domestic and foreign policy	V
commands the system of subordinate state governing bodies and other bodies of the executive power
works out the general directions of the home and foreign policy and undertakes measures to put these into life
represents the State of Belarus on the international stage
works out the country’s budget
calls regular and extraordinary Parliament elections
appoints the Prime Minister and the Chair of the principal courts in Belarus
ensures implementation of the single economic, financial, credit and fiscal policy, the state policy in the fields of science, culture, education, healthcare, environment and social security
grants pardons to convicted prisoners
awards state honours, ranks and titles