The political system of the United States of America 11 класс

a nation born of an idea; not the place, but

the idea,
created the United States Government."
(Theodore H. White)

from the box
voters
majority
to reject a bill
to introduce a bill
taxation
to amend

a bill

to refer a bill

to pass a bill

to stand in the constituency

to collect signatures

to stand for election

Royal Assent

Making laws

to debate a bill

Britain»
Government
Parliament
Prime Minister
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lord Chancellor
Speaker
Spiritual
Temporal

from the box, using them in the appropriate form.
Some

people suppose that there are few women and members of the ethnic (a) _________________in Parliament. In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became the first woman Prime Minister, yet she never (b)____________a woman to her Cabinet, and until 1983 the (c)____________of women (d)_________to the House of Commons was under 5%. In the election in 1992, 59 women (e)_____________to the House of Commons. This total is still below the (f)_______________in other European countries.
Although the Conservatives choose few women as their candidates for the House of Commons' seats, women are very active in the affairs of the party as a whole. The Labourists have also tried to (g)____________to women voters by giving women (h)____________positions. In all parties, a higher (i)____________of women is elected to (j)______________than the House of Commons.

to appoint; prominent; local councils; minority; to elect (2);
proportion (3); to appeal.
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minority

appointed

proportion

elected

were elected

proportion

appeal

prominent

proportion

local councils

an idea; not the place, but the idea, created the

United
States Government."
(Theodore H. White)

Each state has its own government. In some ways the

USA is like 50 small countries.
The government of the USA acts according to the Constitution which was signed in 1787. According to the Constitution the USA is a republic and there is a federal system of government. So, the officials of any rank are elected by US citizens.
The federal power is located in Washington, D.C. It is based on legislative, executive and judicial branches of power.
The legislative power is vested in Congress, which consists of 2 houses: the Senate, which makes laws and the House of Representatives, which introduces legislation, established federal taxes. There are 435 members in the House of Representatives and 100 senators in Congress. Each state elects 2 senators. They are elected for 6 years. Representatives to Congress are elected every 2 years. The House has 435 members. They represent the population of "congressional districts" into which each state is divided. The number of Representatives from each state is based upon its population. For instance, California, the state with the largest population, has 45 Representatives, while Delaware has one.

assisted by the Vice President. The President enforces federal laws,

commanded of the Armed Forces. The President can veto a bill unless congress by a 2-3 vote shall overrule him. The Vice President acts as chairman of the Senate, and in the event of the death of the President, assumes the Presidency. The President of the USA is chosen in nation-wide elections every 4 years together with the Vice President. The President can’t to be elected more than twice. The national presidential election consists of 3 stages: the Primaries, the Conventions and the General election. The judicial branch is made up of Federal District Courts, 11 Federal Courts and the Supreme Court. Federal judges are appointed by the President for life. Federal Courts decide cases involving federal law, conflicts between citizens of different states and watches over the other 2 branches. USA has 2 party system. There are 2 leading parties: The Democrats (are associated with labor) and the Republicans (are associated with business and_industry). Symbol of the Democrats is a donkey and the Symbol of the Republicans is an elephant.

the box
Согласно
Законодательная власть;
Граждане;
Помогать;
Служащие любого ранга;
Аннулировать;
Принимать обязанности;
Состоять из;
Назначаться;
Надзирать;
Судебная власть;
Согласно;
Основываться на;
Принадлежать;
Возглавляться;
Касающиеся;
Исполнительная власть.
Служащие

любого ранга

Основываться на

Принадлежать

Возглавляться

Помогать

Аннулировать

Принимать обязанности

Состоять из

Назначаться

Касающиеся

Надзирать

Граждане

Законодательная власть

Судебная власть

Исполнительная власть

government of the USA acts according to the Constitution which

was signed in 1778.
There are 100 members in the House of Representatives and 435 senators in the Senate
Congress consists of 2 houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
There are 2 leading parties: The Democrats and the Labors
The Vice President acts as chairman of the Senate, and in the event of the death of the President, assumes the Presidency.
The executive branch is headed by the President who is assisted by the Vice President.

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F

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legislative branch
The executive branch
The judicial branch
President, his cabinet
the Senate
the House

of Representatives