- •Державна податкова адміністрація україни національна академія державної податкової служби україни
- •Для студентів-юристів з курсу
- •I. Political system of Great Britain 66
- •II. Political system of the usa 75
- •III. Courts in Great Britain and the usa 89
- •VI. Branches of Law 97
- •Передмова
- •Part I. Texts and Exercises unit 1
- •I am a student of law department
- •Word list
- •About my friend
- •Word list
- •National state tax service academy of Ukraine
- •Word list
- •The political system of Ukraine
- •The Constitution of Ukraine
- •Word list
- •1) Body
- •2) Head
- •3) Policy
- •4) Subject
- •The Higher Bodies of State Authority of Ukraine
- •The political system of Great Britain
- •Word list
- •Information for you
- •Definitions of the courts
- •Insert prepositions:
- •The system of government
- •Word list
- •The crown
- •The political system of the usa
- •1) Office
- •What is law?
- •Word list
- •1. What is the main function of law?
- •2. What threatens a person who continually breaks the rules?
- •3. What should we do in the absence of law?
- •4. What law can be characterized as a perfect one?
- •Classification of law
- •Comments
- •Word List
- •Unit 8 Courts in Great Britain
- •Judiciary in Great Britain
- •Word list
- •The court system of England and Wales
- •The court system of the usa
- •Word list
- •The organization of the federal courts today
- •The federal and state court systems
- •Unit 10 Legal professions
- •Legal professions in GreatBritain and the usa
- •Word list
- •Sentences judge crimes behaviour murder prisoners magistrate imprisonment jury Crown
- •Solicitors and barristers
- •Attorneys in the usa
- •Part II. Additional reading
- •I. Political system of Great Britain
- •Lawmaking process in Great Britain
- •Lawmaking Process in usa
- •1. In which House does new legislation usually start?
- •2. What is a bill? How does a bill become a law?
- •3. Who has the right of veto?
- •Making New Laws: Bills and Acts
- •The Executive
- •Members of Parliament in Great Britain
- •The Election Timetable
- •Political Parties
- •II. Political system of the usa
- •The American System of Government
- •The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
- •Congress
- •The President and Federal Departments
- •Federal Departments
- •Checks and Balances
- •Federalism: State and Local Governments
- •Political Parties
- •Elections
- •Political Attitudes
- •III. Courts in Great Britain and the usa
- •Courts in England and Wales (Part I)
- •Vocabulary Notes to text
- •Criminal Courts
- •Magistrates' Courts
- •Commentary and Notes
- •Courts in England and Wales (part II)
- •Courts in Scotland
- •Vocabulary Notes to text
- •Courts in Northern Ireland
- •Commentary and Notes to the text
- •Coroner's Courts
- •Vocabulary Notes to the text
- •Appeals
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Growth of the Profession
- •Us Attorneys
- •The Federal Judiciary
- •VI. Branches of Law
- •Law: what is it?
- •Civil law
- •Civil law (family, contract, intellectual property)
- •VI. Find in the text and decide from the context what the word could mean, then choose the appropriate definition.
- •Criminal law
- •Labour Law
- •Administrative law
- •Employment law
- •Part III. Grammar Exercises Дієслово to be
- •Зворот there is (are, was, were, will be)
- •Дієслово to have
- •Зворот have / has got
- •Insert in each blank the form of pronouns which you consider correct (I-me; we-us; you-you; he-him; she-her; it-it; they-them)
- •Часи групи Continuous
- •The Present Continuous Tense
- •Break time
- •The Future Continuous Tense
- •Часи ГрупиIndefinite
- •The Present Indefinite Tense
- •The Past Indefinite Tense
- •Compare using of Present Indefinite and Past Indefinite.
- •In this exercise you have to read a sentence about the present and then write a sentence about the past.
- •In this exercise you have to write questions. A friend has just come back from holiday and you are asking him about it.
- •The Past Continuous Tense
- •Часи групи Perfect
- •The Present Perfect Tense
- •In this exercise you have to read the situation and then write a suitable sentence. Use the verb given
- •In this exercise you have to write sentences with already.
- •In this exercise you have to make questions with the words given
- •In this exercise you have to read the situation and then finish a sentence.
- •The Past Perfect Tense
- •The Future Perfect Tense
- •Reference List
Word list
governed by - керуючись
on behalf of - від імені
to adopt - приймати
to assure – гарантувати, забезпечувати
sovereign – суверенний
single citizenship – єдине громадянство
full development – всебічний розвиток
restriction - обмеження
gender – стать
origin - походження
ownership – майновий стан
to guarantee - гарантувати
to specify – точно визначати
branch - гілка
legislative - законодавчий
executive - виконавчий
accountable - підзвітний
to fulfil - здійснювати
to exercise - виконувати
body – орган, кодекс
anthem - гімн
banner - прапор
stripe - смуга
obligation - обов’язок
inviolability - недоторканість
dwelling – житло
medical care – медична допомога
insurance – страхування
in compliance with – відповідно до
taxes and duties – податки і збори
to outline – намічати, окреслювати
judicial - судовий
Supreme Court – Верховний Суд
suffrage – виборче право
law drafting work – законопроектна робота
voter - виборець
Match the following English words and expressions with their Ukrainian equivalents.
1. justice
1) суди загальної юрисдикції
2. authority
2) Верховний суд
3. secrete ballot
3) за згодою
4. Supreme Court
4) влада
5. executive power
5) таємне голосування
6. legislative power
6) виконавча влада
7. Courts of general jurisdiction
7) правосуддя
8. with the consent of
8) законодавча влада
9. taxes and duties
9) законопроектна робота
10. law drafting work
10) податки і збори
Read the text and mark these statements T (true) or F (false) according to the text.
1. The Cabinet of ministers is the law-making body.
2. Ukraine consists of 25 regions.
3. The President of Ukraine is the chief of its military forces.
4. Presidential elections in Ukraine are held every five years.
5. The highest body of the executive power is the Verkhovna Rada.
6. The Constitutional Court is the highest judicial body.
7. The President of Ukraine nominates nine justices of the Supreme Court.
8. The country has a democratic political power.
9. The executive power is headed by the President of the USA.
Find in the text and decide from the context what the word could mean, then choose the appropriate definition.
1) Body
a) the whole physical structure of a person or animal;
b) an organized group of people working as a unit;
c) a corpse
2) Head
a) the upper part of the body, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose and mouth;
b) a leader or chief;
c) intellect or mind;
3) Policy
a) a guiding principle or course of action adopted toward objectives;
b) practical wisdom;
c) a document embodying a contract of insurance;
4) Subject
a) any member of a State except the Supreme ruler;
b) a topic or arrangement which is talked, written or studied;
c) to be dependent upon influenced by something, to be under domination.
Answer the questions.
1. When was the Constitution of Ukraine adopted?
2. What does the Constitution of Ukraine establish?
3. What is the state language of Ukraine?
4. What rights of the citizens does the Constitution of Ukraine guarantee?
5. What are the main branches of power according to the Constitution of Ukraine?
6. What are the main duties of the Verkhovna Rada?
7. What are the functions of the Cabinet of Ministers?
8. How many chapters and articles does the Constitution of Ukraine consist of?
9. How do the Ukrainian people celebrate the Day of the Constitution of Ukraine?
Choose the right preposition in brackets according to the contents of the sentences (by, under, into, of, from, to, for, with, after).
1. Administratively Ukraine is divided ... 24 regions.
2. The President is elected ... five-year term.
3. All the laws in Ukraine are subject ... the Constitution, the main law … the country.
4. ... the Traffic law it is illegal to drive under influence of alcohol.
5. The constitutional composition of the Verkhona Rada consists ... 450 National Deputies of Ukraine.
6. The President appoints ... office and dismisses from it ... the consent of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
7. What is the Cabinet of Ministers responsible … ?
8. The President of Ukraine may be removed ... the office by the Verkhovna Rada ... the procedure of impeachment, if he commits treason or other crime.
A: Read and translate Article 20 of the Constitution of Ukraine that provides the brief information about national symbols of Ukraine and find English words and expressions for the following Ukrainian equivalents: державні символи: Герб, тризубець, гімн, прапор
Article 20
- The state symbols of Ukraine are the State Flag of Ukraine, the State Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the State Anthem of Ukraine.
- The State Flag of Ukraine is a banner of two equally-sized horizontal bands of blue and yellow.
- The Great State Coat of Arms («Trident») of Ukraine shall be established with the consideration of the Small State Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the Coat of Arms of the Zaporozhian Host, by the law adopted by no less than two-thirds of the constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
- The main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine is the Emblem of the Royal State of Volodymyr the Great (the Small State Coat of Arms of Ukraine).
- The State Anthem of Ukraine is the national anthem set to the music of M. Verbytskyi, with words that are confirmed by the law adopted by no less than two-thirds of the constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
- The description of the state symbols of Ukraine and the procedure for their use shall be established by the law adopted by no less than two-thirds of the constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
- The capital of Ukraine is the City of Kyiv.
B. Try to present some information about national symbols of Ukraine in your own words.
Translate into English the following extracts from the Constitution of Ukraine.
Стаття 1
Україна є суверенна і незалежна, демократична, соціальна, правова держава.
Стаття 6
Державна влада в Україні здійснюється на засадах II поділу на законодавчу, виконавчу та судову.
Стаття 8
В Україні визнається і діє принцип верховенства права.
Стаття 13
Земля, II надра, атмосферне повітря, водні та інші природні ресурси, які знаходяться в межах території України, є об'єктами права власності Українського народу.
Стаття 19
Правовий порядок на Україні ґрунтується на засадах, відповідно до яких ніхто не може бути примушений робити те, що не передбачено законодавством.
Стаття 24
Громадяни мають рівні конституційні права і свободи та є рівними перед законом.
Стаття 55
Права і свободи людини захищаються судом.
Стаття 75
Єдиним органом законодавчої влади в Україні є парламент — Верховна Рада України.
Стаття 76
Конституційній склад Верховної Ради України — чотириста п'ятдесят народних депутатів України, які обираються на основі загального, рівного і прямого виборчого права шляхом таємного голосування строком на чотири роки.
Стаття 85
До повноважень Верховної Ради України належить:
прийняття законів;
затвердження бюджету України;
надання згоди на призначення Президентом України Прем'єр-міністра України;
призначення третини складу Конституційного суду України.
Стаття 102
Президент України є главою держави і виступає від II імені.
Стаття 103
Президент України обирається громадянами України на основі загального, рівного і прямого виборчого права шляхом таємного голосування строком на п'ять років.
Одна й та сама особа не може бути Президентом України більше, ніж два строки підряд.
Стаття 106
Президент України;
забезпечує державну незалежність та національну безпеку України;
є Верховним Головнокомандувачем Збройних Сил України, призначає на посади та звільняє з посад вище командування Збройних Сил.
Read and retell the text.