Language focus. 1. Below are the main chapter titles from the Russian Constitution

1. Below are the main chapter titles from the Russian Constitution. Match the titles to the details of the contents of each chapter.

	The Fundamentals of the Constitutional System	a	When taking office the President of the Russian Federation shall take the oath of loyalty to the people.
	Rights and Freedoms of Man and Citizen	b	Changes in borders of the areas in which local self-government is administered shall be made with the consideration of the opinion of the population of the corresponding areas.
	The Federal Structure	c	Everyone shall have the right to freedom and personal immunity.
	The President of the Russian Federation	d	In case of a referendum the Constitution of the Russian Federation shall be considered adopted, if over half of the voters who came to the polls, supported it and under the condition that over half of the electorate participated in the referendum.
	The Federal Assembly	e	The parliament of the Russian Federation shall be representative and legislative body….
	The Government of the Russian Federation	f	The Russian Federation … is a democratic federal law-bound State with a republican form of government.
	Judicial power	g	The courts shall be financed only from the federal budget…
	Local Self-Government	h	The territory of the Russian Federation shall include the territories of its subjects, inland waters and territorial sea, and the air space over them.
	Constitutional Amendments and Review of the Constitution	i	Not later than a week after appointment the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation shall submit to the President of the Russian Federation proposals on the structure of the federal bodies of executive power.

2. Match adjectives and nouns

	legislative	a	act
	complex		power
	legal	c	referendum
	fundamental	d	law
	juridical	e	body
	total	f	house
	state	g	rights
	rigid	h	Constitution
	upper	i	procedure
	domestic	j	Number

3. Word families. Complete the chart.

verb	noun
introduce	–––
–––	separation
provide	–––
–––	government
nominate	–––
–––	procedure
–––	amendment
stipulate	–––
–––	addition
–––	proposal

verb	noun
initiate	–––
convene	–––
develop	–––
–––	adoption
–––	participant
–––	electorate
–––	modification
rule	–––
decide	–––

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