- •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
Voting by post
Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station. To vote by post, you need to be on the electoral register. Then you need to fill in a postal vote application form. After completing the form, you’ll need to print it, sign it, and send it back to your local electoral registration office.
You need to sign your application form personally because the electoral registration office needs a copy of your signature for voting security reasons. We know it’s slightly less convenient than submitting it online, but it helps to ensure the security of your vote and is used to tackle electoral fraud.
Anyone aged 18 or over who is on the electoral register can apply for a postal vote. You do not need a reason to vote by post.
A postal vote can be sent to your home address or to any other address that you give. Postal votes can be sent overseas, but you need to consider whether there will be enough time to receive and return your ballot paper by election day.
Postal votes are usually sent out about a week before election day. Once you’ve got it, mark your vote on the ballot paper and make sure you send it back so that it arrives by close of poll (which is 10pm on election day). If it arrives later than this your vote won’t be counted.
Voting by proxy
Voting by proxy is a convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station. By proxy just means that you appoint someone you trust to vote on your behalf. This section tells you how voting by proxy works.
Voting by proxy can be useful if you fall ill and are unable to get to the polling station on election day, or if you are abroad during an election. It can be particularly useful if you are overseas in a country too far away to send back a postal vote in time for the election (for instance, if you are in the Armed Forces and deployed overseas).
To vote by proxy, you’ll need to fill in an application form. You’ll need to print the form and complete it, then sign it, and send it back to your local electoral registration office. You need to sign your application form personally.
You can apply for a proxy vote as long as you are on the electoral register. When you apply for a proxy vote you have to provide a reason. You can apply for a proxy vote if:
You are unable to go to the polling station for one particular election, for example, if you are away on holiday
You have a physical condition that means you cannot go to the polling station on election day
Your employment means that you cannot go to the polling station on election day
Your attendance on an educational course means that you cannot go to the polling station on election day
You are a British citizen living overseas
You are a crown servant or a member of Her Majesty's Armed Forces
The deadline for applying to vote by proxy is normally 6 working days before an election. However, if you have a medical emergency 6 days before election day or after, you can apply to vote by emergency proxy if the emergency means that you cannot go to the polling station in person.
Anyone can be your proxy as long as they are eligible to vote in that type of election and they are willing to vote on your behalf. You cannot be a proxy for more than two people at any one election, unless they are a close relative.