Language focus. 1.Choose from the given groups of words the appropriate one which fits each gap.

1. Choose from the given groups of words the appropriate one which fits each gap.

1) The President uses consensual procedures... (to veto the act, to perform duties, to resolve the problem).

2) The dispute is transferred to the appropriate court...(for its resolution, for suspension, for discussion).

3) State power in Russia is carried out by dividing powers... (between citizens, into three independent branches, for performing duties).

4) The President stops performing his duties ahead of time if he resigns because of... (impeachment, a state of emergency, elections).

5) He also selects and releases diplomatic representatives for approval by ... (the State Duma, the Parliament, The Chairman of the Government).

2. Write the basic functions performed by the President.

1)...

2)...to head the Security Council.

3)...

4)... to appoint diplomatic representatives.

3. Match English words and word combinations with their Russian equivalents.

1) representative 1. международные обязательства

2) to pass law 2. представитель

3)to be valid 3. принять закон

4) appropriate division 4. достичь согласия

5) to reach consensus 5. вводить чрезвычайное положение

to suspend the activity of fn ast 6. соответствующий административный округ

6) international obligations 7. приостановить действие закона

7) criminal legislation 8. быть действенным

8) external policy 9. внешняя политика

9) to perform one's duties 10.освободить от должности

10) to release 11. выполнять свои обязанности

11) to introduce a state of

emergency 12. уголовное законодательство

4. What do these words or word combinations from the text refer to?

1) state — service, law, country

2) authority — person, power, body

3) to suspend — to delay, to keep on

4) eligible citizens — grown up, law-

5) abiding, educated

6) to release smb. — to let free, to make to resign, to praise

7) state of emergency — extraordinary situation, sequence of

events, policy

5. Fill in the gaps in the phrases with the prepositions from this list if necessary: on, for, about, within, throughout, by.

1) The population of Russia is... 140 million people.

2) These laws are valid... the territory...

3) They cannot contradict... the federal laws.

4) The dispute is transferred to the appropriate court... its resolution.

5) Elections are to take place … three months

6) His duties are acted … the Prime Minister

7) He has the right to introduce a state of emergency … the country

6. Answer the following questions:

b) Why are legislative and executive functions performed by different institutions?

c) Are these two establishments (government and the State Duma) equally important? Why?

d) Can a state be properly ruled without these two branches? Give some examples.

e) In which cases can a state do without these supreme bodies of power?

4. Read and translate the text.

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