COMPREHENSION. The text states different types of democracy

The text states different types of democracy. Match these typeswith the definitions according to the text.

1. direct a) a democratic system of governmentwhere the executive branch of aparliamentary government is usually acabinet

2. liberal b) a republic which has democracythrough elected representatives

3. illiberal c) a system of government in which thecitizens have little or no participation inthe process of making decisions

4. parliamentary d) implementation of democracy in morepure forms

5. republican e) a form of democracy with protectionfor individual liberty and property byrule of law

6. totalitarian f) a type of democracy where there are no

or weak limits on the power of those

who rule

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

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

'liberal represent'tation

de'mocracydemo'cratic

situ'ationparlia'mentary

re'publicanconsti'tutional

refe'rendumtotali'tarian

B Find in the text the verbs that complete the expressionsbelow. Translate these word combinations into Russian.

……… freedoms; ………. the institutions of democracy;

.……. matters of policy; ……. individual liberty and property;

….…. the right to vote; ….…. in the decision-making process;

……. the form of a constitutional republic.

C Complete these sentences using an appropriate phrase

From Exercise B.

1. Some democracies …….…… more ………… than others.

2. Democratic centralism is an organizational method wheremembers of a political party ……….

3. Defensive democracy is a situation in which a democraticsociety has to limit some rights in order to ……….

4. Liberal democracy may …..… or a constitutionalmonarchy.

5. Totalitarian democracy is a system of government inwhich citizens, while ………, have little or noparticipation in making decisions.

6. Liberal democracy is a form of democracy aimed at……… by rule of law.

7. Totalitarian democracy does not grant or grants little

……… to its citizens.

D Find in the text the equivalents for the following wordcombinations.

осуществлять; предоставлять свободу; ограничивать права

и свободы; принимать решения; большинством голосов;

защита свободы и собственности; избранный законным

путем; предоставлять право голоса; процесс принятия

решений; на местном и федеральном уровне;

подавляющее большинство; законодательная власть.

ELearntheactivevocabulary.

political sovereignty to make decisionsmatters of policy to grant the right to votea majority vote to implement democracyan individual liberty to provide freedomsa legislature to participate in

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