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A Complete these statements with the appropriate preposition from the box.

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1 The population of Russia is _______ 150 million people.

2 The laws of constituent entities are valid _______ the territory of the appropriate division.

3 The dispute is transferred to the court _______ its resolution.

4 The President has the right to suspend acts passed _______ local authorities.

5 State power is divided ______ three branches.

6 One and the same person cannot serve as President for more than two terms _______ succession.

7 Elections of a new President are to take place _______ three months.

8 He has the right to introduce the state of emergency ______ the country.

B Complete the following text using the verbs in brackets in the present simple active or passive form.

Under the Constitution Russia is a Presidential Republic. The federal government 1) ________ (consist) of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. Each of them 2) ________ (balance) by the President. The legislative power 3) _______ (vest) in the Federal Assembly. It 4) _______ (consist) of two chambers. Each chamber 5) _______ (head) by the Speaker. The President 6) _______ (sign) treaties, 7) _______ (enforce) laws, 8) ________ (appoint) ministers to be approved by the Federal Assembly.

The executive power 9) _______ (belong) to the government which 10) _______ (head) by the Prime Minister.

The judicial branch 11) _______ (represent) by the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and district courts.

The members of the Federal Assembly 12) ______ (elect) by popular vote for a four year period.

B Match these words and word combinations with their Russian equivalents.

	representative	a	международные обязательства
	to pass law	b	представитель
	to be valid	c	принять закон
	appropriate division	d	достичь согласия
	to reach consensus	e	вводить чрезвычайное положение
	to suspend the activity of an act	f	соответствующий административный округ
	international obligations	g	приостановить действие закона
	criminal legislation	h	быть действительным
	external policy	i	внешняя политика
	to perform one’s duties	j	освободить (от должности)
	to release	k	выполнять свои обязанности
	to introduce a state of emergency	l	уголовное законодательство

C Complete the diagram about the competence of the Russian President

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