SUPPLEMENTKeys for Task 3 – choice of photos: BY, USA UK, BY BY, USA, UK GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1. The Constitution of... a) the United States; b) Great Britain; c) the Republic of Belarus... grants all the legislative powers of the federal government to the Congress. 2. The only non-elected second chamber in the parliament in the world is... a) the Council of the Republic of Belarus; b) the Senate; c) the House of Lords 3. a) The House of Representatives; b) the House of Lords; c) the Senate... has 100 members. 4. One-third of... a) the House of Lords; b) the Senate; c) the Council of the Republic of Belarus... is elected every two years. 5. The Vice President is the presiding officer in the... a) House of Representatives of the Congress; b) Senate; c) House of Commons. 6. The House of Commons is presided over by... a) the Lord Chancellor; b) the Speaker; c) the Prime Minister 7. The executive power is exercised by the Council of Ministers in... a) the Republic of Belarus; b) the USA; c) Great Britain 8. The Council of the Republic of Belarus consists of... a) 110 deputies; b} 64 deputies; c) 435 deputies 9. The judicial branch in the USA is headed by... a) the Constitutional Court; b) the Supreme Court; c) the federal court of appeal. 10. The judicial system is the most complicated in... a) the Republic of Belarus; b) the USA; с) Great Britain. 11. "Front-benchers" are the leading members of... a) the party in power; b) both parties; c) all existing parties... in the House of Commons. 12. The President is elected for a term of four years and can be re-elected for another term but not longer in … a) the Republic of Belarus; b) the United States; c) Great Britain. 13. The absolute power of the British monarchy has been progressively reduced... a) in the process of political evolution, b) in the Magna Carta; c) by the Constitution adopted by the Parliament. 14. The US Constitution was adopted in... a) 1620; b) 1787; c) 1861
16. There's no universal legal system in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA 17. The President is the chief executive in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA 18. The term of office of the Parliament members of different chambers is the same in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA 19. The Supreme Court determines whether the laws and official enactments correspond to the Constitution in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA 20. The upper chamber of Parliament isn't elected in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA 21. "Convention" means a set of rules and practices which are regarded as vital for the operation of the government in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA 22. "Convention" means the congress of the party's representatives to nominate the candidate for the highest post of the state in... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA 23. The... a) Labor; b) Liberal; c) Conservative party of Great Britain traces its origin back to the Whigs. 24. The Democratic Party was founded by... a) George Washington; b) Thomas Jefferson; c) Abraham Lincoln. 25. Most of Belarusian electorate... a) don't support any party; b) back the Communist party of Belarus; c) favor the Belarusian Popular Front. 26. "Union Jack" is the name of the national flag of... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA 27. Each part of... a) Belarus; b) Great Britain; c) the USA... has its own patron saint and national emblem. 28. The flower of... a) shamrock; b) leek; c) flax... is used in the ornament of the Belarusian national emblem. 29. The "Stars and Stripes" was adopted as a national flag of the USA in... a)1782: b) 1777 c) 1864
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