COMPREHENSION. Match the sentence beginnings (1-7) to the correct endings (a-g).

Match the sentence beginnings (1-7) to the correct endings (a-g).

1. All modern states have …………………………..……….……

2. States with two levels of government ………….…….………..

3. States with two levels of government …………..……………..

4. Some states with three levels of government ………….……...

5. The model ‘federal state’ …………………………..………….

6. Regionalist states are also based on ……………………..…….

7. The role of regional governments largely depends on …….….

a) …………………………………………….. are called unitary.

b) ………………….. requires the existence of rigid constitution.

c) ……………………………. at least two levels of government.

d) ………………….. grant few powers to the intermediate level.

e) …………………………………………….. rigid constitution.

f) ……………………………….. the will of central government.

g) ………….. grant greater or lesser autonomy to the local level.

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

A Read the words and guess their meaning. Mind the stress.

'modern characte'ristic

'central consti'tution

'local po'litical

'category organi'zation

'union au'tonomy

B Match the English and Russian equivalents.

1. totakecareofsmb а) предоставлять независимость

2. distribution ofpowers

б) промежуточныйуровень

3. tograntautonomy в) местные органы власти

4. intermediate level г) делегироватьполномочия

5. independent states д) иметьправо

6. local authorities е) жесткаяконституция

7. to delegate powers ж) заботитьсяоком-то

8. a rigid constitution з) политическоевлияние

9. topossessjurisdiction

и) распределениеполномочий

10. political weight к) независимыегосударства

C Complete these sentences using an appropriate phrase

From Exercise B.

1. In some countries between the two levels of government there exist ………

2. The intermediate level of government ……… the interests

of more or less large regions.

3. States with two levels of government ……… greater orlesser…to the local level.

4. In states with three levels of government ……….. varies.

5. Some states with three levels of government ……… few……… to the intermediate level.

6. The model ‘federal state’ requires the existence of ……...

7. Regional governments ……… only over enumerated

matters.

D Which of the phrases below do not associate with levels ofgovernment?

to govern a country; unitary states; central government; localeducational authorities; a rigid constitution; to grantautonomy; civil service; intermediate governments; aсистемlimited legislative power; limited resources;

distribution of powers.

E Learn the active vocabulary.

distribution of powers to take care ofa unitary state to grant autonomy

a rigid constitution to govern a countrypolitical weight to possess jurisdiction

local authorities to delegate powers

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