Political system of the usa

I The legislative branch

II The executive branch

III The judical branch

The US Congress

President of the USA

Administration

The US Supreme Court

The House of Representa­tives (435)

The Senate (100)

Departments

Agencies

Chief Justice

Associate Justices (8)

Names

the United [ju'naitid] States of America (the USA) - Соединенные Штаты Америки

the US Congress - Конгресс Соединенных Штатов Америки

the Senate ['senit] - Сенат

the US Supreme Court [sju:'pri:m k :t] - Верховный Суд Соединенных Штатов

Chief Justice [t∫i:f 'd stis] - председатель суда

Vocabulary

parliamentary republic [¸pαlә'mentәri ri'p blik] - парламентская республика

to rule [ru:l] — управлять

representative — представитель

to elect [i'lekt] - выбирать

at least [li:st] — по крайней мере

to vote [vәut] — голосовать

law [l :] — закон

to print [print] - печатать

to divide [di'vaid] — разделять

function ['f ηk∫әn] — функция

to depend on [di'pend n] — зависеть от

to re-elect — перевыбирать

to retire [ri'tæiә] - уходить в отставку

executive [ig'zekjutiv] — исполнительный

legislative ['led islәtiv] - законодательный

judicial [d u:'di∫әl] - судебный

to head [hed] — возглавлять

to administer [әd'ministә] — управлять

department [di'pa:tmәnt] — министерство (амер.)

agency ['eid әnsi] - учреждение

armed forces — вооруженные силы

to conduct [kәn'd kt] — руководить

foreign affairs ['f rin ә'fεәs] - иност. дела

to appoint [ә'p int] — назначать

associate justice [ә'sәu∫iit 'd stis] - помощ­ник судьи

to interpret [in'tә:prit] — объяснять

certain ['sә:tn] — определенный

to veto — наложить вето

support [sә'p :t] — поддержка

the upper classes - аристократия

Text 3 Washington d. C.

Washington is the capital of the United States of America. It is situated on the Potomac River in the District of Columbia. The population of the city is 900,000 people. Washington was named after the first US President George Washington. He selected the place for the capital. It was founded in 1790. Since 1800 Washington D. C. has been the federal capital. The French engi­neer, Pierre L’enfant, designed the city. Washing­ton D. C. isn't like other cities of the USA. It has long wide avenues, gardens, beautiful parks and no skyscrapers at all, because no other building must be taller then the Capitol.

The Capitol is the seat of the American Con­gress. The 535 members of the Congress meet here to discuss the nation's affairs. It is situated in the centre of the city. The Capitol has a big white dome standing on a circle of pillars. It is a huge building, full of paintings and statues.

The White House is the official residence of the US President. It was built in 1799. The US Presi­dent works and lives there.

Washington is a large scientific and cultural centre. There are many museums, theatres, re­search institutes, five universities, the National Academy of Science and the Library of Congress there.

The Library of Congress is situated not far from the Capitol. It is the largest library in the States. It contains more than 13 million books, more than 19 million manuscripts, including the personal papers of the US presidents.

There is one more well-known building in Wa­shington — Pentagon. It is the residence of the US Military Department. It is situated in the sub­urbs to the south of the Potomac.

There are many monuments in the city. The most impressive and the best-known ones are the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial. Thousands of tour­ists visit Washington every day. Washington D.C. is the city where you think about the glo­rious history of the USA.

Names

the Potomac [pә'tәumәk] River - p. Потомак

District of Columbia [¸distrikt әv kә'l mbiә] - округ Колумбия

Washington D. C. ['w ∫iηtәn] - Вашингтон

Pierre L'Enfant [pi'ε la:n'fa:nt] - Пьер Ланфан

the Capitol ['kæpitәl] - Капитолий

the Congress ['k ηgres] - Конгресс

the Library of Congress - Библиотека конгресса

the Lincoln Memorial ['liηkәn mi'm :riәl] - памятник Линкольну

the Washington Monument - памятник Вашингтону

the Jefferson Memorial - памятник Джеферсону