Text 3 the court system of the usa

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Article, powers, court of appeal, circuit court, district court, law, state, legislature, administrative action, issue, justice, nomination, senator, behavior, impeachment, decision, income, tax,

to derive, to include, to establish, to perform, to interpret, to determine, to pass, to violate, to exist, to resolve, to check, to balance, to nominate, to follow, to serve, to remove (from office), to involve, to overturn, to fill (vacancies), to overturn, to amend, to rule,

national, significant, important, unconstitutional,

usually, successfully, deliberately, whether.

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First, they, second, can, in checking and balancing, the president's (party), fewer (than 20 times).

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4. Найдите в тексте следующие причастия. Назовите их (причастие I / причастие II). Переведите предложения с ними.

Established, called, known, passed, taken, nominated, amended.

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6. Найдите в тексте ответы на следующие вопросы:

1. What does the federal court system derive its powers from?

2. What does the court system of the USA include?

3. What functions do the federal courts perform?

4. What is statutory construction?

5. What is judicial review?

6. When can federal courts declare null and void laws or actions?

7. Who are the nine justices of the Supreme Court and the other federal judges nominated by?

8. What does the president usually follow in making district court nominations?

9. How long do all federal judges and justices of the Supreme Court serve?

10. May they be removed from office?

11. May decisions of the Supreme Court that involve the statutory construction of laws be overturned by the president?

12. What ways may decisions involving judicial review be checked and balanced?

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8. Передайте содержание текста на русском языке.

*9. Перескажите текст на английском языке.

The court system of the usa

The federal court system derives its powers from Article III of the Constitution. The system includes the Supreme Court of the United States, established by the Constitution; and 12 courts of appeal (sometimes called circuit courts), 91 district courts, and special courts such as the Tax Court, the Claims Court, and the Court of Veterans' Appeals, all established by Congress.

The federal courts perform two constitutional functions. First, they interpret the meaning of laws and administrative regulations; this is known as statutory construction. Second, the courts determine whether any law passed by Congress or state legislatures, or any administrative action taken by the national or state executive branches, violates the U.S. Constitution; this is known as judicial review. Federal courts can declare null and void laws or actions, at the national and state levels, that violate the Constitution. This power of judicial review exists in a few other nations, but in none is it so significant in resolving important issues or in checking and balancing branches of government.

The nine justices of the Supreme Court and the other federal judges are nominated by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. The president, in making district court nominations, usually follows the recommendations of senators from the president's party. All federal judges and justices of the Supreme Court serve on good behavior for life. They may be removed from office only through the process of impeachment, which has been used fewer than 20 times, and never successfully against a Supreme Court justice.

Decisions of the Supreme Court that involve the statutory construction of laws may be overturned by Congress. Decisions involving judicial review may be checked and balanced in either of two ways. The president and Senate may deliberately fill vacancies on the Supreme Court with new justices who can be expected to overturn the decision; or the Constitution can be amended, as was the case after the Supreme Court ruled income tax unconstitutional.