- •Unit 1 form of government
- •Vocabulary
- •Combine the sentence halves so that they match syntactically and semantically
- •Render the text in English. Великобритания: Система государственного управления
- •Describe Russia’s form of government; compare it with the usa and Britain.
- •Read the text dealing with the question of British unwritten constitution.
- •The People versus the Crown
- •2.1 Vocabulary
- •Insert words from the box into the sentences
- •2.3 Translate the text into Russian.
- •The Role of the Monarchy
- •2.4 Find information and prepare individual presentations about different aspects of British monarchy.
- •Why we keep our royal family
- •2.7 Render the text in English.
- •Станет ли принц Уильям следующим британским монархом?
- •2.8 Prepare a talk about any monarchy in the world.
- •3.1 Vocabulary
- •3.2 Render the text in English.
- •Политическая система сша
- •Fill in the gaps in the text with the words and expressions given below
- •Is the United States a democracy?
- •Express your ideas about the following issues concerning democracy:
- •Unit 2 elections
- •Vocabulary
- •1.2 Compare the two systems of parliamentary elections. Which of them you think to be more effective and why? Speak about the electoral system that Russia has.
- •Voting Systems
- •Match the terms with their definitions
- •1.4 Read the text about election fraud.
- •How to steal an election
- •2.1 Vocabulary
- •2.2 Read the texts about elections in Britain and discuss the following issues:
- •Voting Process
- •Voting in person
- •Voting by post
- •Voting by proxy
- •2.3 Choose a party from the list:
- •Visit their official website and find some additional information about the party in any other sources. Prepare a presentation about the party of your choice, covering:
- •2.4 Fill in the gaps in the text with the words and expressions given below
- •House of Lords reform
- •2.5 Render the text in English.
- •3.1 Vocabulary
- •3.2 Read the overview of the election process in the usa and answer the following questions:
- •Elections in the United States
- •3.3 Find the relevant information and speak about the last presidential elections. Try to cover the following questions:
- •Split in two groups and choose a party: Democratic/ Republican. Find information about
- •Unit 3 state structure: administrative and territorial units
- •1.1 Vocabulary
- •Advantages and disadvantages of federal, confederate and unitary systems of Government
- •Render the text in English
- •Государственное устройство Российской Федерации
- •2.1 Vocabulary
- •2.2 Read the introductory text about European Union. Speak briefly about the stages of European integration.
- •The history of the European Union
- •2.3 Fill in the gaps in the text with the words and expressions given below
- •Economic Problems of European Union
Match the terms with their definitions
1. absentee ballot |
A. a vote cast in an election to demonstrate the caster's dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or refusal of the current political system. It can take different forms: selecting a none of the above (none) or "blank vote" option, if one exists; selecting a vote in favor of a different voting system based on a Condorcet method; voting for a fringe, ineligible, or fictional candidate. Sometimes, a person may use even more uncommon, often illegal, methods. Examples include physical destruction of the ballot (for example, ripping the ballot apart or eating it), asking other people to vote for them, or selling their ballot (for example, putting their vote on auction sites). |
2. abstention |
B. a poll taken (as by news media) of voters leaving the voting place that is usually used for predicting the winners |
3. disenfranchisement |
C. the practice that occurs, in elections with more than two candidates, when a voter supports a candidate other than his or her sincere preference in order to prevent an undesirable outcome. For example, in a simple plurality election, a voter might sometimes gain a "better" outcome by voting for a less preferred but more generally popular candidate. |
4. exit poll |
D. a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote (on election day) or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. |
5."None of the Above" vote |
E. hacking the software of a voting machine to add malicious code or manipulating its hardware with the purpose of altering vote totals or favoring any candidate, also abusing the administrative access to the machine by election officials that allows individuals to vote multiple times. |
6. protest vote/ blank vote/ white vote |
F. depriving of the legal right to vote |
7. straight-ticket voting/ straight-party voting |
G. a ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of all of the candidates in a voting system. It is based on the principle that consent requires the ability to withhold consent in an election, just as they can by voting no on ballot questions. |
8. tactical voting/ strategic voting |
H. a vote cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official polling station. Numerous methods have been devised to facilitate this as one way to improve voter turnout, though some countries require that a valid reason, such as infirmity or travel, be given before a voter can participate in it. |
9. Tampering with electronic voting machines |
I. the practice of voting for candidates of the same party for multiple positions. For example, if a member of the Democratic Party in the United States votes for every candidate for President, Senator, Representative, Governor, state legislators and those running for local government that is a Democrat. |
