The Political and State System of Ukraine

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Ukraine is a sovereign and independent, democratic, social, law-based state.

It has its own territory, higher bodies of the state power, government and national symbols. The state symbols of Ukraine are the State Flag, the State Coat and the State Anthem of Ukraine. Ukrainian is a state language. The main law in Ukraine is the Constitution of Ukraine. Under the Constitution state power in Ukraine is exercised on the principles of its devision into legislative, executive and judicial power.

The Legislative Power. The Ukrainian parliament is the highest body of legislative power. The Verkhovna Rada is a single - chamber national Parliament. The Verkhovna Rada consists of 450 national deputies who are elected for a four-year term. The Ukrainian Parliament has authority over:

ü making and adopting laws;

ü setting the principles of domestic and foreign policy and so on.

The right of legislation initiative belongs to the Parliament of Ukraine; National Deputies of Ukraine; the Cabinet of Ministers and the National Bank.

The Executive Power. The President of Ukraine is the head of the state and acts in its name. The President is elected by the citizens of Ukraine for a four-year term. The President exercises executive authority through a system of central and local organs of state power.

The Executive power is presented by the Cabinet of Ministers. The Prime Minister heads the Cabinet.

The Cabinet of Ministers carries out domestic and foreign policy of the state, the fulfillment of the Constitution, acts of President. It develops and fulfills national programmers on economic, scientific, technological, social and cultural development of Ukraine.

The Judicial Power. Justice in Ukrainian is administrated exclusively by courts. It is performed by the Constitutional Court and courts of general jurisdiction. The Supreme Court of Ukraine is the highest judicial body in the system of courts of general jurisdiction.

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2. Fill in the sentences bellow. 1. Ukraine as a state has … 2. State symbols of Ukraine … 3. Legislative Power… 4. Executive Power… 5. Judicial Power …  

What kind of country is Ukraine?

2. What state symbols does it have?

3. What is the main law in Ukraine?

4. How many branches of power does Ukraine have? What are they?

5. Who has the right to the legislation initiative in Ukraine?

6. What is the highest body of the legislative power?

7. What branch of power does the Cabinet of Ministers belong to?

8. What are the main duties of the Cabinet of Ministers?

9. How does the President of Ukraine exercise executive authority?

10. How often is the President elected in Ukraine?

11. How is justice in Ukraine administrated?

12. What is the highest body in the system of courts?

3. Translate words and word combinations into English.

1) правова держава; 2) незалежна держава; 3) власна територія; 4) державна влада; 5) національні символи; 6) національні програми; 7) державна мова; 8) основний закон; 9) на принципах; 10) законодавча влада; 11) виконавча влада; 12) судова влада; 13) глава держави; 14) на чотирирічний термін; 15) місцеві органи державної влади; 16) внутр. і зовнішня політика держави; 17) найвищі органи; 18) Верховний суд; 19) Конституційний суд; 20) культурний розвиток.

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