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  1. A) Open the brackets putting the verbs in the correct active or passive form.

  1. Fill in the table below according to the information of the text and speak on the system of government in New Zealand.

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Unitary state

New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary de- mocracy. Under the Royal Titles Act (1953), Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of New Zealand and (to represent) as head of state by the Governor-General, currently Anand Satyanand.

The New Zealand Parliament has only one chamber, the House of Representatives, which usually (to seat) 120 Members of Parlia- ment. Parliamentary general elections (to hold) every three years un- der a form of proportional representation called Mixed Member Pro- portional. The 2005 General Election (to create) an “overhang” of one extra seat, occupied by the MBori Party, due to that party win- ning more seats in electorates than the number of seats its proportion of the party vote would have given it.

There is no written constitution; the Constitution Act 1986 is the principal formal statement of New Zealand’s constitutional structure. The Governor-General has the power to appoint and dismiss Prime Ministers and to dissolve Parliament. The Governor-General also (to chair) the Executive Council, which is a formal committee consisting of all ministers of the Crown. Members of the Executive Council (to require) to be Members of Parliament, and most are also in Cabinet.

Cabinet is the most senior policy-making body and (to lead) by the Prime Minister, who is also, by convention, the Parliamentary lead- er of the governing party or coalition.

The current Prime Minister is Helen Clark, the leader of the La- bour Party.

The highest court in New Zealand is the Supreme Court of New Zealand. This (to establish) in 2004 following the passage of the Su- preme Court Act 2003, which also (to abolish) the option to appeal to the Privy Council in London. The current Chief Justice is Dame Sian Elias. New Zealand’s judiciary also includes the High Court, which deals with serious criminal offences and civil matters; the Court of Appeal; and subordinate courts.

N o t e s:

the Governor-General

— генерал-губернатор

overhang

— перевес

to abolish

— аннулировать, отменять

to appeal

— подавать апелляционную жалобу

the Privy Council

— Тайный совет (юридически основной орган

the Court of Appeal

государственного управления был создан в средние века и являлся совещательным органом при монархе; в настоящее время утратил свое назначение, выполняет номинальные функции и служит, главным образом, для придания юридической силы «королевским указам в совете»)

— Апелляционный суд

Composition

Legislature

... (120 members)

Executive

... represented by ...

... (the most senior policy-making body)

Judiciary

  1. ... (the highest court)

  2. ...

  3. ...

  4. ...