1) Which category of law deals with:

a) budget, taxation, state credits

b) relations in the economic sphere of life

c) matters arising from employment relations

d) individual types of crimes and punishment

e) legal forms of executive and administrative activity

2) which category of law would deal with the following crimes:

a) robbery

b) smuggling

c) violation of human rights

d) failure to pay customs duties

e) speed limit excess

Ex. 7. Comprehension check.

1. What does "it” in line 10 refer to?

a) Constitution

b) constitutional law

c) principal source

2. What does "its" in line 10 refer to?

a) constitutional law

b) leading category

c) system of law

3. What does "it” in line 14 refer to?

a) law

b) constitutional law

c) administrative law

4. What does "its" in line 23 refer to?

a) relations

b) property

c) sphere of life

Vocabulary Exercises

Ex. 1. Fill in either a verb or a noun in the table making an ample use of derivatives.

verb	noun
to adopt	adoption
………	elections
to vote	……….
to propose	………..
………..	appeal
………..	amendment
to codify	………….
…………	government
…………	authority
to observe	…………
to punish	…………

Ex. 2. Find in the box

a) 8 pairs of synonyms:

b) 2 pairs of antonyms:

c) all the names of law branches mentioned

behavior civil law domestic law penalty a criminal to adopt a law lawmaker tradition to follow civil law to observe wrongdoer legislator to pass a law custom criminal law private law international law punishment conduct

Ex. 3. Find pairs of words from these two lists:

a) to carry out	1) law/decision
b) to appoint	2) new elections
c) to execute	3) the Prime Minister
d) to pass	4) the state budget
e) to consider	5) law, document
f) to approve	6) questions, issues
g) to announce	7) policy
h) to form	8) rights, freedoms, legality
i) to present	9) the Parliament
j) to ensure	10) government
k) to dissolve	11) deputy Chairman

Ex. 4. Cross-one-out.

1. behavior, conduct, manners, amendment

2. monarchy, authority, republic, dictatorship

3. executive, civil, criminal, international

4. criminal, wrongdoer, mischief-maker, politician

5. to adopt, to pass, to vote for, to elect

6. prescriptive, judicial, executive, legislative

7. civil law, Case Law, administrative law, labor law

8. customs, traditions, rules, laws

9. criminal, case, court, parliament

10. to elect, to vote, to support, to adopt

Ex. 5. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with prepositions from this list:

on, out, outside, of, against, with, without, within

a) Parliament consists ... two chambers.

b) Each chamber forms committees and commissions to carry . . . appropriate hearings.

c) The Accounts Chamber monitors implementation... the federal budget.

d) The Federation Council approves decisions ... changes of borders.

e) ... the Federation Council approval military forces cannot be used ... the country.

f) The State Duma has the right to bring charges ... the President.