Active vocabulary
call for election – назначать выборы the House of Commons – палата общин the House of Lords – палата лордов hereditary peer – наследственный пэр life peer – пожизненный пэр Lord Chancellor – лорд-канцлер impartial – беспристрастный administration of justice – отправление правосудия 3 Give definitions of the following words and word combinations; illustrate their meaning in the sentences of your own (macmillanonline.com): • to raise (money) • to withhold (money) • to pass (laws) • to enable (the government) • to examine (policy) • to call for (election) • to legislate • to preside over • to render (service to) 4 Answer the following questions. Base your answers on the information in the text. 1. What is the supreme legislative body in Great Britain? 2. How old is the British Parliament? 3. What are the functions of Parliament? 4. What is the maximum length of term for Parliament? 5. What chamber of parliament is elected? 6. How many members are there in the House of Commons and why? 7. What is the function of the House of Commons? 8. Why is the role of the Speaker so important? 9. Who does the House of Lords consist of? 10. Who is the house of Lords presided over by? 11. What is the Lord Chancellor responsible for? 12. What differs the Lord Chancellor from the Speaker? 13. Why is Parliament, rather than the will of the people, the real sovereign power in the state?
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