Language focus. 1.Choose the best ending to these incomplete sen­tences.

1. Choose the best ending to these incomplete sen­tences.

a) The Parliament consists of... (one branch only, two chambers, several committees).

b) The Federation Council and the State Duma sit... (separately, together, with other governmental subcommittees).

c) Military forces cannot be used outside the country without the approval of... (The State Duma, the Federation Council, the President).

d) Appointment of the Supreme body of the judicial branch is within the competence of... (the Chairman of the Government, the Federation Council, the Treasury).

e) Charges against the President can be issued by... (the government, the deputy chairmen, the State Duma).

f) The Chairman's candidate is appointed by... ( the deputy Chairman, the Federation Council, the President).

2. Answer the questions.

a) Who has the right to approve the President's appointment?

b) Who has the right to appoint the Accounts Chamber?

c) Who has the right to have the final decision on the impeachment of the President?

d) Who has the right to dissolve or decline the power of the Government or dissolve the State Duma?

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

a) committee 1. Совет Безопасности

b) commission 2. Федеральное Собрание

c) the Federal Assembly 3. Генеральный прокурор

d) supreme body 4. Помощник председателя

e) the General Prosecutor 5. Совет Федерации

f) the Federation Council 6.Совет Министров

g) the deputy Chairman 7. комиссия

h) the Council of Ministers 8. комитет

i) the Accounts Chamber 9. Счетная палата

j) the Security Council 10. верховная власть

4. Match the words from these two lists:

a) to carry out 1. deputy Chairman

b) to appoint

c) to execute 2. changes

d) to pass 3. law/decision

e) to consider 4. hearings, measures

f) to approve 5. decisions, selections

g) to issue 6. new elections

h) to sign 7. the Prime Minister

i) to select 8. the state budget

j) to announce 9. law, document

k) to assign 10. questions, issues

1) to present 11. policy

m)to realise 12. no confidence

n) to ensure 13. a draft

o) to vote 14. rights, freedoms, legality

p) to dissolve 15. the State Duma

q) to form 16. government

5. Put the missing verbs into these sentences:

a)The Federation Council... two representatives from each region.

b) The Federation Council and the State Duma... separately but they have the right... the decision... closed sessions.

c)The Federal Council... decisions on changes of borders between the constituent entities.

d)The State Duma... charges against the President and gives suggestion on his impeachment.

e) The selected candidate should be rejected three times, the President... the Chairman of the Government himself... the State Duma and... new elections.

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