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A Answer these questions.
1 Why is the government of the USA called federal?
2 Does all the power belong to the federal government?
3 What branches does the government of the USA consist of?
4 Who represents the legislative power in the USA?
5 What is the main task of the Congress?
6 Where is most of the work of the Congress carried out?
7 Who does the executive power belong to?
8 Who may become the President of the USA?
9 Who is the President elected by?
10 Is it easy for the President to get the legislation through the Congress?
11 What is the major difference between American system of presidency and
presidency in countries with parliamentary systems?
12 Who are Presidential assistants and advisers?
13 What is the President responsible for?
14 What is the judicial branch of the government? What is its job?
15 What power does each state have?
B Are the following sentences about the American government true (T) or false (F)?
1 The government of the USA is composed of three branches.
2 The executive power is vested in the Congress.
3 The Senate has members from each state depending on population.
4 The Vice-President is the presiding officer in the House of Representatives.
5 Law-making is the main task of both houses of the Congress.
6 The Cabinet is the highest executive power of the government.
7 The US President must be 40 years old.
8 The President cannot serve more than two terms.
9 The President carries out the programmes of the government.
10 The President appoints secretaries of departments who are not necessarily
approved by the Congress.
11 The judicial branch has power over the other two branches.
12 The justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by the Senate for a term of four years.
C Complete the sentences according to the text.
1 The federal government is given limited powers….
2 The three branches of the US government were established by ….
3 The principle of separation of powers means….
4 The Congress consists of….
5 In order to be a senator a person must be….
6 The number of representatives from each state in the House of Representatives
depends on….
7 The standing committees of both houses of the Congress do the work of….
8 The Congress assembles….
9 The President is elected by….
10 The President remains President, even though his party….
11 Each head of the executive department is directly responsible to….
12 When the President receives a bill from the Congress….
13 The judicial branch of the government consists of….
14 The highest court in the country is….
D Complete the following chart using the information from the text.
| The Legislative | The Executive | The Judicial | |
| 1. What does it consist of? | the Senate the House of Representatives | ||
| 2. What are its responsibilities? | |||
| 3. What powers does it have under the system of checks and balances? |
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