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V. Complete the following sentences filling in appropriate words from the box

certain powers; choose candidates; collect taxes; Environmental; equal voice; ex­ecutive branch; levy federal taxes; majority; national government; print money; regardless of; representatives; staffs; state governments; stock markets; support; tend.

1. A voter can … from different parties, so the President does not have to be from the party that has a … in Congress.

2. Each state, … population, has two sena­tors, that assured that the small states have an … in one of the houses of Congress.

3. In addition to the President, the Vice President, and their … , the … consists of departments and agencies.

4. Just as the Presi­dent is the leader of the … , each state has a governor as its leader.

5. Like the national gov­ernment, … are divided into legislative, ex­ecutive, and judicial branches.

6. Only the national government can ….

7. The states establish their own school systems, and both the national and the state governments can … .

8. The … Protec­tion Agency tries to control pollution, while the Securities and Exchange Commission regulates the … .

9. The Consti­tution gives … to the federal government, other powers to the state governments, and yet other pow­ers to both.

10. The Democrats … to be more liberal and to have more … among the working classes and the poor.

11. The legislative branch is the only branch that can make federal laws, … and de­clare war.

12. The most heavily populated states have more districts and, therefore, more … than the smaller states, some of which have only one.

VI. Translate into English

1. Виборець може обирати кандидатів від різних партій.

2. Демократи відзначаються лібералізмом і мають підтримку робітничого класу і найбіднішого населення.

3. Для республіканців характерні консерватизм і підтримка найбагатших верств населення.

4. Згідно з конституцією президент відповідає за зовнішні зносини з іншими націями, призначає послів та інших посадових осіб.

5. Конституція встановлює повноваження федерального уряду.

6. Конституція Сполучених Штатів установила політичну систему країни.

7. Основні департаменти уряду очолюються призначеними секретарями; вони всі входять до складу президентського кабінету.

8. Президент є главою виконавчої влади й країни, він обирається терміном на чотири роки.

9. Президент може не належати до партії, що має більшість у Конгресі.

10. Судова влада трактує закони і стежить за тим, щоб нові закони ухвалювалися відповідно до Конституції.

SPEECH EXERCISES

I. Make up situations of your own using the given words and word combinations

1. The United States Constitution (amended; applied; at different times; basic; basis for; change; changed; country's political system; enormous; established; experienced; flexible; growth; interpreted; laws; principles; reason).

2. The United States has a federalist system (branches; certain; collect; establish; executive; federal; government; individual; judicial; legislative; money; national government; powers; print; school systems; states; taxes).

3. The President (ambas­sadors; amendment; appoint; armed forces; authority; commander-in-chief; elected for; executive branch; fo­reign relations; head; manages; nation's foreign policy; officials; responsible for).

4. The legislative branch (branch; comprises; Congress; consists of; de­clare; determined by; divided into; elected; federal laws; federal taxes; House of Representatives; levy; made up of; make; repre­sentatives; Senate; war).

5. The judicial branch (appointed; branches; court systems; courts of Appeal; district courts; ex­ecutive; for life; governor; headed by; in keeping with; interprets; judicial; laws; legislative; makes sure; members; representatives; Supreme Court).

6. The United States has two main political parties (candidates; choose; conservative; Democratic; differences; formed; governors; liberal; majority; party; poor; president; representatives; Republican; senators; support; tend to; voters; working classes).

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