UNIT I
State structure: legislative branch
| Core vocabulary 1
government –
1) государственная власть; 2) правительство
state – 1) государство;
2) штат
legislature – законодатели; законодательные органы
legislative – законодательный
executive - исполнительный
judicial - судебный
assembly - собрание
| Before you start
Answer the following questions
1. Each state has a certain system of government. Do you know what state (country) has the following system: a) presidential; b) constitutional monarchy; c) parliamentary republic; d) parliamentary-presidential
2. What are the state branches? What are their functions?
3. Where does legislature sit:
- Parliament
- Ministry
- Congress
- Whitehouse
- Council
- Houses
- Chambers
4.Why is parliament called parliament?
5.In what countries do we have the following legislative bodies:
Parliament; Congress; Federal Assembly; Rada; Bundestag
6. What is the difference between parliament and congress? (Read a short text below)
7. Who are these people:
- MPs
- Representatives
- Commons
- Senators
- Lords
- Speaker
- Prime minister
What is the difference between parliament and congress?
A Congress, such as in the US, is responsible for making laws and works separately from the part of government which executes them (which is led by the President).
In a Parliament, such as in the UK, some of the members work in the part of the government which executes them. This includes the Prime Minister, the leader of the ruling party, and the Cabinet, who all belong in the Parliament.
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| legislative
[‘ledzislətiv] Br. [‘ledzisleitiv] Am.
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The UK Parliament
The UK Parliament is one of the oldest parliaments in the world. It is the supreme legislative body and includes the Monarch, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Moreover, the executive branch, namely the Government formed by the Prime Minister, sits in the parliament. It’s important to mention that the Parliament also used to perform some judicial functions – the House of Lords was the final and last court. Since October 2009 this function has been transferred to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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