2. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту:

   1. What is suffrage?

   2. When was the right to vote rare?

   3. How was the pope of the Roman Catholic church elected?

   4. What led to a broadening of suffrage in 19^th century?

5. How did suffrage progress in the USA?

6. When were women first allowed to vote?

6. What is the voting age?

7. Who are not allowed to vote?

8. When did the universal suffrage become generally accepted around the

world?

6. What do newly independent nations require before allowing citizens to

vote?

3. Найдите синонимы:

1.	citizen	A. suffrage
2.	franchise	B. resident
3.	national	C. to grant
4.	right to vote	D. suffrage
5.	to give	E. statewide

4. Найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты:

   1. Slavery was отменено от the US in the 19^th century.

2. We need our schools to teach students to be good гражданами.

3. Only the немногие привилегированные can afford private education.

4. Not all the citizens принимают участие in public life.

5. There are only a ограниченное number of tickets available.

6. Children до 18 лет are not allowed to get driving licence.

7. She was обвинена of shoplifting.

Список рекомендуемой литературы и материалов

1. Britannica Student Library. Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago:

Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007.

2. Britannica Student Library. Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago:

Encyclopædia Britannica, 2008.

3. Longman Exams Dictionary. Pearson Education Limited, 2006.

4. Oxford Collocations dictionary for students. Oxford University Press, 2006.

PART 3

TESTS

Контрольная работа 1

Часть 1.

61. Прочитайте текст и переведите письменно:

UK Political System

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy. This means that Great Britain is governed by Parliament and the Queen is Head of State.

The legislative power in the country is exercised by the Houses of Parliament. The British Parliament consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords is composed of hereditary and life peers and peeresses. The members of the House of Commons are elected by the people. They are elected from the constituencies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The House of Commons is the real governing body of the United Kingdom. The executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister and his Cabinet. The government is usually formed by the political party which is supported by the majority in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister is the majority party leader and is appointed by the Queen. The Prime Minister chooses a team of ministers: twenty of the ministers are in the Cabinet.

The second largest party becomes the official opposition with its own leader and the Shadow Cabinet. The two leading parties in Great Britain are the Conservative Party (the Tories) and the Labour Party.

The judiciary branch of the government determines common law and is independent both of the legislative and the executive branches.

There is no written constitution in Great Britain, only precedents and traditions.¹

Vocabulary

constitutional monarchy – конституционная монархия the Queen – королева

Head of State – глава государства

the legislative power – законодательная власть to be exercised by – осуществляться (чем-л.) the Houses of Parliament – парламент

1. Английский язык для юристов: учеб. пособие для студентов вузов, обучающихся по специальности «Юриспруденция». – М.: ИД «Камерон»; Омега-Л, 2008. – С. 8-9.

the House of Lords – палата лордов

the House of Commons – палата общин

to be composed of smth – состоять из чего-л.

hereditary and life peers – наследственные и пожизненные лорды и

пэры

• peeresses - пэресса

a member of – член (чего-л.)

to be elected by the people – избираться народом

to be elected from the constituencies – избираться от избирательного округа

the real governing body – реальный правящий орган the executive power – исполнительная власть Prime Minister – премьер-министр

The Cabinet – кабинет

to be supported by the majority – поддерживаться большинством to be appointed by – назначаться (кем-л.)

to choose a team of ministers – создавать команду министров the Shadow Cabinet – теневой кабинет

the judiciary branch of the government – судебная власть to determine common law – определять обще право to be independent of smth – не зависеть от чего-л.