II. Complete the following sentences with the facts that you know.

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II. Complete the following sentences with the facts that you know.

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V. Fill in the gaps in the text with a suitable word. Translate the text.

elect, person, president, vote, power, government, politician, candidate, eldest, parliament, royal, elections, sons, representative

How can you become the leader of a country?

One way is to be born into a _______(1) family. If you are a prince, especially the ________ (2) son, then one day you can become king. In some countries, eldest daughters can become queens if there are no________(3) in the family. Of course, today there not many royal families and those that still exist do not usually have_______(4) to make laws and govern the country. A more usual way to become a leader is to become a popular _______ (5) and then the leader of your political party. In most countries where the people_______(6) their government, the voters usually _______(7) for a person who belongs to one of the main political parties. This person is usually the________ (8) for the local region. The candidate who receives the most votes becomes the political_________(9) for that region and takes a seat in the national __________(10). The political party which wins the most seats then has the right to form a ________ (11) and take power. The head of that political party then becomes the________(12) or the prime minister of the country. However, in Ukraine and the USA the system is different. Every five (four) years they have presidential ________(13). At this time people vote directly for the ________(14) who they want to become the president.

VI. Complete the following text with the words.

1) Cabinet 6) benches 11) Foreign Secretary

2) backbenchers 7) Budget 12) Shadow Cabinet

3) Prime Minister 8) Speaker 13) Home Secretary

4) ministers 9) front bench 14) Leader of the Opposition

5) debates 10) Opposition 15) Chancellor of the Exchequer

VII. Complete the following text with the words in a right form.

VIII. Choose the right variant.

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